Description APA 7th Edition Style TITLE PAGE: MUST MATCH EXACTLY WITH THE PROFESSIONAL MODEL IN TH ...

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Description APA 7th Edition Style TITLE PAGE: MUST MATCH EXACTLY WITH THE PROFESSIONAL MODEL IN THE APA 7TH EDITION STYLE GUIDE (5 POINTS). Abstract: Should be carefully written and formatted according to APA 7th Edition guidelines (5 points). Content & Organization Start of Paper: Page 3 should begin the body of your paper, properly formatted according to APA 7th Edition guidelines (5 points). IN-TEXT CITATIONS: MUST BE PRESENT, ACCURATE, AND IN APA FORMAT (10 POINTS). Scientific Tone: Your writing should have an objective, scientific tone (10 points). Formal English: Your writing should be in Formal English with proper grammar and spelling (10 points). Thematic Organization: Your paper should be organized according to content themes, not chronologically. It should not be an annotated bibliography (10 points). References: A minimum of 10 references from empirical research reports in peer-reviewed criminal justice journals (10 points). Independent Variable (IV): Must be obviously presented, conceptually and operationally well-defined; measurement issues should be discussed (10 points). Dependent Variable (DV): Must be obviously presented, conceptually and operationally well-defined; measurement issues should be discussed (10 points).