What is the current state of sexual assault law in the Unite…

Your research paper will automatically go through Turnitin shortly after you submit it — each time. I strongly recommend that you submit your near-final draft before the due date. Doing so will allow you time to review your report, and if necessary, make corrections before your final version is due. If the Turnitin Originality Report is yellow, orange or red, you should review it close to see if you may need to insert some additional citations or paraphrase some material. If you do have a red or orange report, you should include a note to your instructor explaining why and how you mitigated it with citations, etc.

• use effective, well-designed search strategies and tools to efficiently and creatively refine searches; utilize academic resources and ensure that your sources are appropriate.
• apply multiple criteria to assess relevance, currency, authority, accuracy, purpose, audience and ideological perspectives related to your topic.
• look for statistical evidence that either supports or detracts from the criminal law-related challenges that you address, and explain its relevance and value to your selected topic.
• clearly and effectively communicate, organize, and synthesize complex and often contradictory information to advance graduate level scholarly knowledge about your selected topic.
• Quote, paraphrase, and cite information correctly and consistently, always using information in ways that are true to the original context. Use citations as noted below.

Your paper should be 8-10 pages. Here are some general guidelines. Please use a clear (e.g., Times New Roman, Arial, Courier) 12 point font and include page numbers. Please double space. I recommend using topic and sub topic headings to organize your paper.

Please apply Bluebook citation style (which uses footnotes) if you are a Legal Studies student. If you are not a Legal Studies student, you may use APA style.

What I’m really looking for in the paper is graduate level cohesive writing in which you research and analyze primary legal sources, such as case law, statutes and the US Constitution.

1. Write an introduction, which clearly identifies the topic of your report and the issues which you seek to illuminate. The introduction should include the thesis statement (or basis of your report), and a very preliminary overview of the evidence you will use to support it. Finally, the introduction should include a statement that identifies why is the topic of your report important.
2. The body of your report should be dedicated to supporting your thesis statement with claims gleaned from your research (into what others have written on the topic; data that you have gathered), readings from the course text, discussions, and/or case law, law review articles, etc.
3. Conclude your report by recapitulating your thesis statement and explaining in greater detail the significance of your findings. Include in your conclusion some questions or claims about the topic and/or specific which you’ve written. If you believe more research needs to be done on your topic, be specific about what kind of research and how you think it ought to be done.