Powerpoint eight 8 slides that summarizes and discusses the article.

JOURNAL ARTICLE POWERPOINT INSTRUCTIONS

You will select a peer-reviewed journal article related to one or more topics covered in this course and then create a PowerPoint presentation of at least eight (8) slides that summarizes and discusses the article.

Please remember that:

SELECTED JOURNAL ARTICLES MUST BE PUBLISHED WITHIN THE PAST FIVE (5) YEARS AND COME FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING APPROVED JOURNAL TITLES:

▪ American Journal of Criminal Justice (Publisher: Springer)

▪ Crime & Delinquency (Publisher: Sage)

▪ Criminology (Publisher: Wiley)

▪ Criminology & Public Policy (Publisher: Wiley)

▪ Feminist Criminology (Publisher: Sage)

▪ Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (Publisher: Sage)

▪ Journal of Criminal Justice (Publisher: Elsevier)

▪ Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency (Publisher: Sage)

▪ Justice Quarterly (Publisher: Taylor and Francis)

▪ Law & Society Review (Publisher: Wiley)

▪ Punishment & Society (Publisher: Sage)

▪ Race & Justice (Publisher: Sage)

Any article that is not from one of the above-listed approved journals will NOT receive credit.

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BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE WAY YOUR SLIDES SHOULD BE ORGANIZED:

▪ Slide 1: Article Title and Student’s Name

▪ Slide 2: Overview of the previous research discussed in the article

* e.g., what was done before this study?

▪ Slide 3: Theoretical framework used in the article

* e.g., Deterrence Theory, Labeling Theory, Self-Control Theory

▪ Slide 4: Data and methods used in the article

* e.g., variables, hypothesis, participants, etc.

▪ Slide 5: Results of the study conducted by the author(s) of this article

* e.g., was the hypothesis supported?

▪ Slide 6: Policy implications of the study’s results

* e.g., based on the results, what law should be passed?

▪ Slide 7: How/why is this article relevant to our course?

• Why you selected this article and how it is related to one or more topics that we have covered or will cover in this course

▪ Slide 8: Reference(s)

*Submit a PDF copy of the article you choose for the PowerPoint.

COURSE MATERIALS

A. Required Textbooks:

1. Hemmens, C. (2014). Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice: Readings, 2nd Edition.

Oxford University Press. (ISBN: 9780199355334)

2. Israel, J. H., Kamisar, Y., LaFave, W. R., King, N. J., & Primus, E. B. (2016).

Criminal Procedure and the Constitution: Leading Supreme Court Cases and Introductory

Text. West Academic Publishing. (ISBN: 9781634607544)

B. Suggested Readings:

1. D’Argenio, C., Owens, D., & Chin, J. (2012). Contemporary Issues in Criminal

Justice. Looseleaf Law Publications. (ISBN: 9781608850341)

2. Garner, B. (2011). Black’s Law Dictionary. West. (ISBN: 9780314275448)

3. Reiman, J., & Leighton, P. (2012). The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison:

Ideology, Class & Criminal Justice. Routledge. (ISBN: 9780205137725)