This compact resource is intended to aid students in developing strong writing skills and to help them prepare
for their academic and professional pursuits. The authors approach writing as a series of skills to be applied
at each stage of the writing process: generating ideas, developing and planning, drafting, revising, and editing.
Sample writing topics, examples, formats, and sample papers reflect the criminal justice discipline, providing
a complement to classroom instruction and discussion.
Benefits:
This book offers students help in writing research papers through sample writing topics, examples, formats,
and sample papers. This provides a complement to classroom instruction while introducing students to the tenets
of strong academic and professional writing in the field.
This text is uniquely succinct and concise and will not overwhelm students.
The authors approach writing as a series of skills to be applied at each stage of the writing process: generating
ideas, developing and planning, drafting, revising, and editing.
Table of Contents
1. Thinking About Writing Projects.
2. Building the Paper's Structure.
3. Preparing to Write.
4. Drafting.
5. Revising at the Content Level.
6. Revision: Evaluating Sentence Structure and Style.
Appendix A: Practitioner Research Report Example.
Appendix B: Administrative Reports.
Appendix C: Investigative Reports.
