1. Post final copy of the Administrative Position Paper to the Message Board in the area marked “ POST FINAL PAPER ” AND TURNITIN.COM ( POST TO DRAFT #3 REVISION 1 ). NO CREDIT IS GIVEN IF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE SPECIFIED DATES. Administrative Position Paper Definition The Administrative Position Paper defined as "the overview of a problem and the presenta tion of a proposed solution(s) for others to consider." Steps to Follow The student's task is to place yourself in the position of a member of a Criminal Justice planning staff; to review an approved agency problem; to summarize some research on the topic, and to write a paper for a chief or other criminal justice executive to act on. You must provide one or more recommended solutions for the problem you select. Your writing must be clear and concise so the criminal justice executive can readily understand the problem, review the facts, comprehend the reasoning behind the solution/recommendations and be prepared to take action. Your research must reflect high academic quality. The Administrative Position Paper Format - DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS FORMAT Cover Page The Administrative Position Paper must have a cover page using the APA format : - Running Head: DESCRIPTOR (Top Left- shorter than title) - Page Number (Top Right) - Title of your Administrative Position Paper - Your name - University ( Note- DO NOT include anything else on your paper ) The cover sheet does not count in the total number of pages required. The remainder of the format for the Administrative Position Paper is divided into five (5) sec tions as follows: Use Roman Numerals to identify the five (5) sections, use capital letters to identify paragraphs (or factors in section II) I. The Problem The statement of the problem tells the criminal justice executive what the difficulty is; what problem is to be solved. No discussion is necessary at this point. In later sections you will be elaborating on the facts, issues, solutions, etc. The Problem does not count in the total number of pages required. II. Factors Bearing on the Problem This section includes facts or statements of truth which can be sub stantiated. For example, "The average education level of the police officer in this city is 14.5 years (or high school plus 2 1/2 years college)." Another example might be, "Last year the citizens of this county only reported 200 crimes in progress to the police" or "the jail population averaged 20% above maximum capacity in fiscal year 1983/84." List each fact separately. ( Use bullets to identify factors , however each factor MUST be a complete sentence ) . Each bullet item must ONLY be two sentences. You are to have 4 factors and if you require more, you must get permission from your instructor. Also at the end of the listed factors , the student must list any assumptions which lend weight to their final recommendation/solutions. Example: Assumption- It is assumed that if ...

1. 1. Post final copy of the Administrative Position Paper to the
Message Board in the area marked “
POST FINAL
PAPER
”
AND
TURNITIN.COM (
POST TO DRAFT #3
REVISION
1
).
NO CREDIT
IS GIVEN
IF THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE
SPECIFIED DATES.
Administrative Position Paper Definition
The Administrative Position Paper defined as "the overview of a
problem and the presenta
tion of a proposed solution(s) for others to consider."
Steps to Follow
The student's task is to place yourself in the position of a
member of a Criminal Justice planning staff; to review an
approved agency problem; to summarize some research on the
topic, and to write a paper for a chief or other criminal justice
executive to act on. You must provide one or
more recommended solutions for the problem you select.
Your writing must be clear and concise so the criminal justice
executive can readily understand the problem, review the facts,
comprehend the reasoning behind the solution/recommendations
and be prepared to take action. Your research must reflect high
academic quality.

2. The Administrative Position Paper
Format
-
DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS FORMAT
Cover Page
The Administrative Position Paper must have a cover page
using the APA format
:
-
Running Head: DESCRIPTOR (Top Left- shorter than title)
-
Page Number (Top Right)
-
Title of your Administrative Position Paper
-
Your name
-
University
(
Note-
DO NOT include anything else on your paper
)
The cover sheet does not count in the total number of pages
required.
The remainder of the format for the Administrative Position
Paper is divided into five (5) sec
tions as follows:
Use Roman Numerals to identify the five (5) sections, use
capital letters to identify paragraphs (or factors in section II)
I.
The Problem
The statement of the problem tells the criminal justice executive
what the difficulty is; what problem is to be solved. No

3. discussion is necessary at this point. In later sections you will
be elaborating on the facts, issues, solutions, etc.
The Problem does not count in the total number of pages
required.
II.
Factors Bearing on the Problem
This section includes facts or statements of truth which can be
sub
stantiated. For example, "The average education level of the
police officer in this city is 14.5 years (or high school plus 2
1/2 years college)." Another example might be, "Last year the
citizens of this county only reported 200 crimes in progress to
the police" or "the jail population averaged 20% above
maximum capacity in fiscal year 1983/84."
List each fact separately. (
Use
bullets
to identify factors
, however each factor MUST be a complete sentence
)
.
Each bullet item must
ONLY
be two sentences. You are to have 4
factors and if you require more, you must get permission from
your instructor.
Also
at the end of the listed factors
, the student
must
list any assumptions which lend weight to their final
recommendation/solutions. Example:
Assumption-

4. It is assumed that if the victims of crimes are compensated for
their time spent testi
fying in court, more citizens will be willing to
become involved in pro
secutions; or,
it
is assumed that better trained officers will be able to more
effectiv
ely communicate with the public.
The assumption goes after the last factor.
You are to
color each of the factors. Then when you are writing your
information on a factor in the discussion section, you color the
wording to match the factor. This way you have a clear visual
on how much information you have written on the topic. You
may keep the colors on the paper for each of the submissions,
except the final submission.
The Factors does not count in the total number of pages
required.
III.
Discussion
The discussion section is the "meat and potatoes" of the
Administrative Position Paper. It contains the critical analysis
of the problem and all possible factors researched. This is the
critical area for the student to show the professor and your
administrator you have done your research properly. This is the
longest
section. Cite all
facts by using in-text citations
.
Nothing in the Discussion Section should contain personal
knowledge, experience, or opinion from the author.
Only facts---and ---each fact must be formatted with an in-text
citation according to the APA format.

5. Do not
uses
case studies and if you are going to use a personal
communication, you are only permitted to use one and it should
be no more than one (1) short paragraph. No charts, diagrams,
case studies or long quoted material is to be used in the
Discussion area. If you need to use charts, diagrams, case
studies or quotes, you must put them into an Appendix and only
refer to them in the Discussion Section.
Material must be paraphrased and provided a
citation;
however we will allow 15% of your entire paper to have
quotes. If you are unsure of what the difference is between
paraphrasing and direct quoted material, get
with your
instructor.
The Discussion does count in the total number of pages
required. The Discussion should be no less than 12 pages
and no more than 1
4
pages
.
Rule of thumb:
Four (4) Factors
- Each
factor should have 3.
0 to 3.5
pages
for
each one
.
IV.
Conclusion
Now that you've shown how you reasoned through the problem,

6. state a conclu
sion. The
conclusion
is nothing more than a brief statement of the best possible
solution or solutions which you have described in detail in the
Discussion section. You do not need to continue the discussion.
You should not introduce new material in this section. Example:
"Although new jails could be constructed to house more
inmates, a new program of com
munity custody for first offenders convicted of nonviolent
crimes would prove more cost-effective."
The Conclusion does count in the total number of pages
required. The Conclusion should be no more than 1 page.
.
Action Recommended
This section does not have a Roman
Numeral
and goes after the conclusion section.
In this section you tell the instructor (and the criminal justice
executive) what your final recommended action is. Alternate
possible actions have already been reviewed in your Discussion
section. You're making a commitment to a
single
course of action. Example: "It is recommended that the city
hire five more prosecuting attorneys and three more judges in
order to make the court system more expedient." You include
several steps that must be done in support of your action
recommended, including a time frame for possible action steps,
and a budget if appropriate.
The Action Recommended does
not
count in the total number of pages
required; however
, it must not be
less than 2 pages. Be detailed in your assessment.

7. R
eferences
:
Finally, include a section entitled
References
which lists all of your references as an
annotated
references
using the APA** format. If you are unfamiliar with how to
write an annotated
reference
, please review the following website for this information
HYPERLINK
"http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
"
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
. The
reference
s must
be in alphabetical order.
Your paper WILL NOT be accepted if the references are not
annotated.
The References do not count in the total number of pages
required.
A
ppendix
:
If applicable, must
be located after the References and identified by letter.
The
Appendix
do
es
not count in the total number of pages required.