Rape and Sexual Violence

Rape and Sexual Violence

The paper must include at least five, peer-reviewed sources that cover your chosen topic from the list below. Keep in mind that 5 is the minimum. A good quality research paper usually contains in excess of 10. Sources should be less than 10 years old and if using statistical data, it should be less than 5 years old. Do not forget to use in text citations to credit your sources. APA 6th edition format please. Note that references used for your research need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journals. These journals typically have the following characteristics: 1. articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication; 2. articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field; 3. articles report on original research or experimentation; 4. are often published by professional associations; 5. utilize terminology associated with the discipline. Use of newspapers, news magazines, and similar periodicals must be kept to a minimum, and will be acceptable only as sources for supplementary information. References like “Wikipedia,” “Psychology Today,” and “Court TV” are not primary sources, are not peer reviewed (reviewed for empirical integrity, accuracy, and authenticity), and are not appropriate references for scholarly writing (with the possible exception of use for anecdotal background information). Research Paper Topics Choose a topic relevant to sexual assault. Examples include: 1. Sexual assault in the military 2. Date Rape 3. Marital Rape 4. Homosexual Rape 5. Prison Rape 6. Child sexual Assault 7. Sadistic sexual assault The paper should be of high quality, free of spelling and grammatical errors, and of original work. Students will write a scholarly paper that is a minimum of 8-10 pages in length (8-10 pages excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page)