Criminal Justice Research paper

TOPIC

Use at least five articles from scholarly sources in a paper that describes police discretion, and the various control mechanisms available i.e., internal control mechanisms, external control mechanisms, control by the citizens, legislative control, and control by the courts.

an abstract page 8 pages of content and a reference page

All work should be submitted in APA 6th Edition style, which includes (if sources are used) in-line citations and a References page. No exceptions. Review the APA publication manual. APUS APA Style (pdf)

Note that references used for your research need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journals. These journals typically have the following characteristics:

 1. articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication;

 2. articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field;

 3. articles report on original research or experimentation;

 4. are often published by professional associations;

 5. utilize terminology associated with the discipline.

Use the APUS library to find at least five, peer-reviewed articles that cover your chosen topic from the list above. Again, you are required to use scholarly, peer-reviewed journals, in-text citations, and provide a reference page for this paper.