standard introduction ending in a clear thesis that states your main argument/stance.What is the issue/problem? Why is it controversial? What are its causes? What policy measures have been implemented to rectify it? Use a theory to account for a problem’s origin crime in the U.S.); or 2)

Analyze public policies through a theoretical lens. 3) Academic sources cited must meet the following criteria:
1) They must be published in a professional journal in the social behavioral, or physical sciences (e.g., sociology, anthropology, psychology, psychiatry, biology, etc).
Your Reference or Works Cited Section to the paper must provide:
1) A full citation (authors, title, journal, year, volume/issue, page numbers) using APA style.

Here are a few useful links to the basics of APA style: https://www.wooster.edu/psychology/apa-crib.html; https://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APA_style
2) Note that you also must properly use APA style when citing within the text (i.e., parenthetical citations). Again, the above links should be helpful, as should the main text of this class.
3) Do not worry about adhering to any other APA style guidelines. Only your citations need to conform to APA style.