Militarization of the Police Force Is Unnecessary

 Militarization of the Police Force Is Unnecessary

Type of Service: Academic Writing

Work Type: Argumentative essays

Format: APA

Pages: 5 pages – 1,375 words, Double spaced

Academic level: Undergrad. (yrs 1-2)

Discipline: Composition

Title: Militarization of the Police Force Is Unnecessary

Number of sources: 5

Paper instructions:

Compose a 5- or 6-page double-spaced research paper. This paper will focus on an argument. This means it will make an arguable claim on a debatable subject or (possibly) propose and answer a research question in your field. Academic writing is a conversation. Your final paper must use five credible sources that support your argument or add to the conversation around your main point.

Criteria for Success

To understand what makes a successful paper, let’s look at the highest levels of the associated rubric.

Critical Thinking

Paper enacts critical thinking in written discourse by evaluating sources, questioning assumptions, being fair to other viewpoints, and using higher-level thinking skills of analysis and synthesis. Critical thinking is clearly developed through productive struggle in the writing process as a way to find, develop, and support ideas with clear evidence.

Text in Conversation/Research

Paper makes a very strong and necessary point that adds to the conversation. Paper finds a research “niche” so research is relevant and valuable in itself. Paper impeccably employs use of summary, quotations, and framing the conversation in both primary and secondary sources. Sources are used judiciously and properly.

Thesis and Organization

Thesis is specific, insightful, and predicts the paper’s main points. Organization moves flawlessly, and the reader at no times feels lost. Paper uses metacommentary and other forecasting strategies. Each paragraph of the paper fulfills its role and feels necessary.

Revision

Paper shows that the student is using the writing process as a thinking process, discovering and changing major points along the way toward significant improvement. Revision efforts show the student does not settle for “good enough,” even if the initial draft is solid.

Grammar, Style, and Citation

Paper is free of grammatical errors that would impede comprehension. Proper citation style use shows the use of a style guide for difficult citations.

Police militarization neither reduces rates of violent crime nor changes the number of officers assaulted or killed, according to a study of 9,000 law enforcement agencies in the U.S. The study is arguably the nation’s first systematic analysis on the use and consequences of militarized force.

In at least one state — Maryland — police are more likely to deploy militarized units in black neighborhoods, confirming a suspicion long held by critics, the study found.