Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read/study the sources you used in your Week 2 Annotated Outline Assignment as these will be the resources you use to write this paper. Review the article, Hypothesis and Hypothesis TestingLinks to an external site.. Please also review the Criminal Justice Impacts on Society: The George Floyd Case final paper assignment instructions and rubricLinks to an external site. in Week 6.

A literature review surveys books, scholarly articles, and any other sources relevant to an issue and provides a description, summary, and critical evaluation of these works in relation to the issue being presented. Literature reviews are designed to provide an overview of sources you have explored while researching your topics and to demonstrate to your readers how your research fits within our larger field of study: criminal and social justice.

Step 1: Review the Criminal Justice Impacts on Society: The George Floyd Case final paper assignment instructions and rubric in Week 6.

Step 2: Review the textbook and the other sources you used to complete your Week 2 Annotated Outline assignment. You may use choose different resources for this assignment than utilized in your Week 2 Annotated Outline assignment.

For this assignment, you will construct an APA Style literature review that will serve as the introduction of your final paper. Your literature review must be a substantive and scholarly analysis of the research articles you will use to support your assertions in your final paper. The focus of this paper needs to be your opinions of the research, its soundness, and the implications of the information that you will use in the final, summative paper due in Week 6.

Review the Sample Literature ReviewLinks to an external site. paper with annotations from the UAGC Writing Center. Visit the University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center for further information regarding the proper format for Writing a Literature ReviewLinks to an external site..

Your literature review must include references to five scholarly or credible sources (including your textbook) that you will use in your final paper. You may also use additional sources such as news articles, but these do not count toward your five required scholarly or credible sources. Be sure to use specific examples from your sources that support your research, analysis, and opinion.

Derek Chauvin was charged with, and convicted of, three separate homicide counts for George Floyd’s death.

In your literature review,

• Explain the facts of George Floyd’s arrest and death (e.g., briefly, what was he arrested for; how many police officers were on scene, facts of his passing, etc.).
• Summarize a brief, professional history about the lead officer, Derek Chauvin.
• Describe the research in enough detail that the reader has a general sense of the researcher’s hypothesis, methods, and findings.
• Evaluate research studies and papers.
  • That is, rather than article summaries, your job is to describe and evaluate the research.
• Analyze implications of the research findings.

The Literature Review assignment,

• Must be two to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least five scholarly or credible sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.