Application: Grammatical Rules and APA Format
Credibility in the criminal justice
field depends on language competence. Learning, and then internalizing,
grammatical rules and the appropriate formats and styles to follow when
creating a document such as a police report, is a worthwhile challenge.
Recurring errors are often the result of not internalizing the rules that
govern communication. Identifying grammatical errors and attempting to correct
them is one of the most effective ways to eliminate those same errors in the
future. With conscientious practice, you might be able to eliminate these
errors from your communications.
For this Assignment, take the Grammar
and APA Assessment in this week’s Learning Resources. Review correct grammar
use and APA formatting to identify challenges you face in applying correct
grammatical rules and APA formatting in your writing.
The Assignment (2–3 pages)

Describe 3–5 challenges you face in applying
proper grammatical rules and APA formatting in your writing
Describe strategies you might use to address these challenges and
explain why each might be effective
Include appropriate resources you may use to address these
challenges

Readings

Johnson, W. A., Rettig, R.
P., Scott, G. M., & Garrison, S. M. (2015). The criminal justice
student writer’s manual (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Chapter 2 “Writing
Competently”
Chapter 3 “Student
Paper Formats”
Chapter 5 “Citing
Sources in APA Style”

Media

Laureate Education, Inc.
(Executive Producer). (2011). Grammar Assessment. Baltimore: Author.

Two or three pages with
at least three references….
It is important that you cover all the topics identified in the
assignment. Covering the topic does not mean mentioning the topic BUT
presenting an explanation from the readings.
To get maximum points you need to follow the requirements listed for
this assignments 1) look at the page limits 2) review and follow APA rules
3) create SUBHEADINGS to identify the key sections you are presenting and
4) Free from typographical and sentence construction errors.
 REMEMBER IN APA FORMAT JOURNAL TITLES AND VOLUME NUMBERS ARE
ITALICIZED.
PLEASE PROOF READ