Criminal Justice Research Journal

Research Proposal: Are police body camera’s proven to reduce the percentage of police brutality incidents? 

The introduction to your research proposal should communicate what your research proposal is about. In the introduction section you should describe the purpose of your research, explain the problem or issue, and establish the need for your research to be conducted.  
Further, the literature review is one of the biggest components of your final research proposal; this assignment will serve as your first draft. You will review the scholarly literature on your selected topic including a review of at least three primary sources (journal articles). Please note that dissertations and thesis projects do not count as they have not been subject to the same peer review process as journal articles. 
The literature review should begin broadly and slowly narrow down prior research studies until you reach your study purpose. Describe what the consensus in the field is and explain how your study will add to the body of knowledge on the topic. Address how your study differs from prior studies, the research method you intend to use, and the anticipated outcome of your research. You should include a sub-section for The Present Study and for your Hypotheses.
Paper Guidelines:

Your paper must be in APA format. Make sure that your references and literature review citations are accurate.
Your paper must summarize a minimum of three empirical research articles that are based on studies conducted in the social science field.

The articles should contain a literature review, a method section, a results section, a conclusion/discussion section, and a reference page.

How long does the assignment have to be? A minimum of 5 pages of text—not including the title page—and a maximum of 8 double-spaced pages (not including the reference section).
Please include the following on the title page:

Your title should begin halfway up the page, with your name (First, Last) and the name of your institution (FIU) beneath the title.
You must have a header and page number on every page. This should be descriptive of your study (e.g. Sexual Harassment Determinations; Death Penalty Decision, etc.).
Do not forget to include the running head.

Assessment and Evaluation:

APA formatted title page (5 points)
Introduction section including transition to the literature review (10 points).
Literature review – choice of research articles & ability to summarize/paraphrase prior research (30 points)
Presentation of research need (10 points)
Justification for hypotheses and statement of hypotheses (research & null) (10 points)
Selection and explanation of variables to be studied (how will your variables be conceptualized, operationalized, & measured?) (10 points)
Organization, clarity & grammar (15 points)
Proper use of APA citations within the body of the paper – give credit where credit is due (5 points)
Reference page – Proper APA citations for all references included in the paper (5 points)

Manuscript (Research Proposal) Requirements:

Double spaced, one inch margins all around
12 point font; Times New Roman
Insert page numbers
Left alignment; no justified

** Attached I have downloaded the 3 journals that this research needs to be based on.  **