What are some of the causes of corporate and white-collar crime?
1. While there is no formal page requirement for the proposal (you should aim for between four and five pages), the research paper should be ten to twelve pages in length. You will not be penalized for exceeding the upper limit (i.e. more than twelve pages); however, try to keep in mind that longer papers are not necessarily better ones and that excessive detail, analysis, and discussion may simply detract from the clarity and focus of your paper. Papers that are shorter than the required minimum will be deducted marks—with the exact deduction to be determined by your TA based on the overall quality of the paper.

2. The paper must be typed and double-spaced using a 12 point font and one inch margins.

3. You must incorporate at least five outside academic sources in your paper. These must include academic books and/or refereed journal articles. Newspaper and magazine articles, government reports, textbooks, videos, and Internet sites are valuable sources of information and may be used to supplement your research. However, they will not be counted towards the required five academic sources. You may choose to include more than five sources if you feel that they are relevant to your topic and help you to answer your research question.

4. A wide variety of research sources are available through the Scott Library:
• Library Catalogue (books, movies, government documents).
• Sociological Abstracts (database of all sociology journal articles).
• Index to Canadian Legal Literature (articles pertaining to aspects of Canadian law)
• Index to Legal Periodicals (international law journals and articles)
• Internet (www.google.com is a very good research-oriented search engine)