Role and impact Forensic Anthropology has on death

Research Paper Instructions Students will write a scholarly paper critically evaluating the role and impact Forensic Anthropology has on death investigations. In addition to summarizing the science of Forensic Anthropology, examples of criminal cases that hinged on the science of Forensic Anthropology should be used. Students will write a scholarly paper that is 10 pages in length (10 pages excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page). The paper is required to be in the most current edition of APA format. References may be found in the APUS library or search engines such as Google Scholar. The paper must include at least 7, peer-reviewed sources. Keep in mind that 7 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. Note that references used for your research need to be peer-reviewed/scholarly journals. These journals typically have the following characteristics: articles are reviewed by a panel of experts before they are accepted for publication; articles are written by a scholar or specialist in the field; articles report on original research or experimentation; are often published by professional associations; 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 References like “Wikipedia,” “Psychology Today,” and “Court TV” are not primary sources, are not peer reviewed (reviewed for empirical integrity, accuracy, and authenticity), and are not appropriate references for scholarly writing (with the possible exception of use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).The paper should be of high quality, free of spelling and grammatical errors, and of original work. Plagiarism will not be permitted and occurrences of it will result in the procedures outlined in the ”Student Handbook.

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

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The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.