Research Assignment

Your research assignment requires you to use library tools to search for and select current sources on a criminal law topic. Use this guide to help you find, evaluate, and cite information:

Current news stories 

• Use the Find News Articles tab to choose at least five current news articles from magazines and newspapers on your topic.

Current scholarship

• Use the Find Scholarly Articles tab to choose one scholarly source on your topic.

Evaluate: 

• Use the Evaluate tab to help you assess each of your sources . You will need to identify the author's credentials and expertise, as well as the point of view and/or bias of the article.

Cite:

• Use the Cite Sources tab to help you identify key elements of a citation: author, article title, publication (source) title, and publication date.

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