The Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual - Softcover

Johnson, William A., Jr.; Rettig, Richard P.; Scott, Gregory M.; Garrison, Stephen M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136093574 ISBN 13: 9780136093572

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2010

Synopsis

The Criminal Justice Student Writer's Manual, Fifth Edition is designed to help students learn how to research and write in criminal justice and improve their writing skills. Taking a comprehensive approach, it discusses the writing process, the mechanics of writing, the importance of research and how to cite sources. Now expanded to six parts, this edition includes a new chapter on writing probation and parole reports. Combining both guidelines and samples, it prepares students to write a variety of criminal justice papers, from condensed presentations to complex reports. Some new features include:

• A new section on paragraph development
• Updated information on the American Sociological Association’s Style Guide
• Updated information on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association–
• Expanded section on avoiding plagiarism
• Expanded section on Criminal Justice information on the World Wide Web
• New! PART V, REPORT WRITING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

MARKET: Students or professionals needing a resource on writing reaction papers, article critiques, police reports, agency case studies, and policy analysis papers.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Fully updated in this edition to include:

• A new section on paragraph development—see Chapter 1.
• Updated information on the American Sociological Association’s Style Guide—see Chapter 4 .
• Updated information on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association—see Chapter 5.
• Expanded section on avoiding plagiarism—see Chapter 6.
• Expanded section on Criminal Justice information on the World Wide Web—see Chapter 7. 

New! PART V, REPORT WRITING IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE—appears in this edition.

• Offers a more applied focus that emphasizes the importance of clear and accurate report writing for police officers, probation officers and parole officers. 

New! Chapter 12: Writing Probation and Parole Reports—makes this book unique.

• Includes a new writing assignment and covers record keeping, violation reports and presentence investigation reports.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0136093574
• ISBN 13: 9780136093572
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 277