Research Paper

As the the majority of the contributors have stated, this class involves an ample amount of writing! Even when first reading the syllabus of the class, you may start to feel overwhelmed. The good news is that it will help you in writing your research paper. However, as many have emphasized, you must start early, and the way the class is broken down, you will have no choice!

My topic was on the effects of trying juveniles as adults, and how it is hurting the public and the offenders. What I found was that as a short term solution, trying a juvenile is more effective, but as a long term solution, the public and the offender end up paying a higher price.

There are so many helpful sources for this topic but one of the most helpful ones where of organizations such as Campaign for Youth Justice. There are also many books on this topic, however, many are outdated. Many of the journal articles will have to be requested because they are not available on the CSULA database.

Overall, the only advice I can give is to start the research paper process early and gather AND organize your sources.