Total Points: 100
Overview:
For this week’s assignment, you will be submitting a full introduction to your Research Paper.
This is third of five assignments which will make up the Research Paper. For this assignment,
you will define human trafficking and provide an introduction to your topic.
Instructions:
• Introduce and define your topic.
• Explain why this area of human trafficking is significant.
• Identify the areas/populations this type of trafficking traditionally effects.
• Include any additional information which you feel is required to help your audience to
better understand your paper.
• Include at least 1 resource to support your writing.
Requirements:
• 1 full page, double-spaced, not including title page and reference page.
• Follow APA formatting guidelines, including: title page, running heads, page numbers,
12 point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, in-text citations and reference page.
• Include at least two resources to support your writing.
• This paper will be checked for originality so make sure you use paraphrasing
appropriately and cite your resources.
Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you
write, and again after you write.
CRJ322- Human Trafficking, A Hidden Crime
Unit 3 Assignment: Research Paper Introduction
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Assessment Rubric for Research Paper Introduction Assignment
Criteria Deficient Needs
Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
(0-11) (12-14) (15-17) (18-20)
Definition of
Topic
Topic is either
not defined, or
the topic is not
related to human
trafficking.
Topic is defined,
but details are
vague or
confusing. May
not relate to a
specific type of
human trafficking.
Topic is defined
and relates to a
specific type of
human
trafficking.
Topic is clearly
defined and
relates to a
specific type of
human trafficking.
Explanation
of Topic
Explanation of
the topic is nonexistent, vague,
or may be
missing key
pieces of
information
related to the
content of the
paper.
Explanation of the
topic is present.
Details are mostly
clear. Contents of
the rest of the
paper are mostly
outlined.
Explanation is
developed and
provides basic
outline of the
purpose and
content of the
paper.
Explanation is
well-developed
and clearly
outlines the
purpose and
content of the
paper.
(0-9) (10-11) (12-13) (14-15)
Resources No resources are
included.
1 resource is
included, but
evidence is either
not well analyzed
or does not have
a clear
connection to the
topic.
1 resource is
included.
Evidence is
analyzed and
mostly helps to
develop the
audience’s
understanding
of the topic.
At least 1
resource is
included.
Evidence is
clearly analyzed
and adds to the
audience’s
understanding of
the topic.
Paper Length Less than 1 page
in length.
1 page in length. 1-2 pages in
length.
More than 2
pages in length.
APA
Formatting
There are more
than 3 APA
formatting errors.
There are 2-3
APA formatting
errors.
There are 1-2
APA formatting
errors.
There are no APA
formatting errors.
Spelling and
Grammar
There are more
than 3 spelling
and/or
grammatical
mistakes.
There are 2-3
spelling and/or
grammatical
mistakes
There are 1-2
spelling and/or
grammatical
mistakes
There are no
spelling or
grammatical
mistakes.

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