Overview
You will write a paper on the question of whether the prison should be reformed or abolished. This paper is partly literature review, where you will pose a research question and discuss how existing studies have answered this question; and partly a deeper investigation into the question as you understand it, using whatever social-scientific methods necessary (historical or textual analysis, data gathering and analysis, ethnographic field research, etc.) and working with established theories in the field. Your paper should be 10-12 pages long, double-spaced, Times New Roman font. You are required to have in-text citations and a bibliographic references page of at least ten (10) scholarly peer-review sources, and annotated (1-2 sentences describing the source).
(You can use websites like JSTOR to find reliable Journal sources).
Research Paper format: This paper should follow a general format of (1) Introduction to subject with stated thesis; (2) a background sketch of the history of the issue (and lit review), and perhaps any particularly relevant local LA or California development; (3) a presentation of research findings and critical discussion; (4) a summary conclusion with recommendations.
Proper citation: The paper has in-text parenthetical citations and a bibliography at the end that follows a consistent format (either ASA, APA, Chicago)