Instruction
This paper is on a Supreme Court case that has had a major impact to law enforcement or criminal justice. You must pick ONE of the twenty (20) different cases listed below:
Aguilar v. Texas Arizona v. Gant Arizona v. United States Atwater v. Lago Vista Brady v. Maryland Carroll v. United States Chimel v. California Dunaway v. New York Edwards v. Arizona Graham v. Connor Katz v. United States Maryland v. Buie Maryland v. Shatzer Mincey v. Arizona Miranda v. Arizona Saucier v. Katz Stanford v. Texas Tennessee v. Garner Terry v. Ohio Whren v. United States
REQUIREMENTS: A. The paper will be written in accordance with APA, 6th Edition 1. 1” margins for top, bottom, right, and left 2. 12 point Times New Roman 3. double spaced, typed 4. will contain a cover sheet, abstract, and references page; not included in paper length 5. abstract and running head are required, as well as correct header pagination 6. correct parenthetical in-text citations are required
B. Paper will address these main bullet points and should be listed in these sections: 1. Introduction of Case a. case number b. year heard and decided c. judges “for” and judges “against” in the ruling d. plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) 2. Summary of Case 3. Effects on Ruling towards Criminal Justice or Law Enforcement 4. Conclusion
C. Sources 1. you must have at least SIX sources for this paper, which CAN NOT include the textbook 2. sources must be cited and listed correctly 3. use of Wikipedia, encyclopedias of any kind, or non-scholarly journals are NOT allowed, period.
D. Paper Length: The paper must be at least FOUR FULL pages and not more than SIX pages, excluding the title page, abstract, and reference pages.
FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS Warning! You WILL lose substantial points if you fail to follow the posted instructions. I HIGHLY suggest you refer to the APA resources that have been posted in the course syllabus, Blackboard, and APA manual (6th Edition). Students in the past have lost points for the following five reasons: A. Failing to follow instructions regarding page length, due date, specified font, margins, etc. B. Failing to follow APA format regarding headers, title page, abstract, references, parenthetical citations C. Failing to write on a college level D. Use of non-scholarly journals, not having specified number of sources, or plagiarism E. Lack of effort, laziness, and/or failing to submit assignment properly (as Word document attachment)
PLAGIARISM WARNING If plagiarism is noted in this paper, you will receive a “0” as a grade and will face possible expulsion from the course. This paper will be submitted through anti-plagiarism software.