The SAGE Guide to Writing in Corrections

Author:   Steven Hougland ,  Jennifer M. Allen
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
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9781544364551


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   07 May 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Steven Hougland ,  Jennifer M. Allen
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781544364551


ISBN 10:   1544364555
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   07 May 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Chapter 1: The Basics of Writing Basic Grammar Rules Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Writing, and Professional Writing Writing in Corrections Chapter 2: What Is Information Literacy? Information Literacy Digital Literacy, Computer Literacy, and Technology Literacy Skills Chapter 3: Reports from Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Officers Pretrial Reports Writing the Pretrial Report Presentence Investigation Reports Contact Sheets and Revocation Petitions Chapter 4: Incident Reports and Beyond Writing Well Basic Writing Skills Writing the Narrative Editing Types of Reports Chapter 5: Other Documents: Memos, Letters, Emails, Cover Letters, and Resumes Writing Business-Related Documents Memos Letters Emails Cover Letters and Resumes Chapter 6: Academic Paper Formats: What is APA Formatting? Research, Publication, and the APA Style Rules Types of Publications APA Formatting and Ethical and Legal Standards Modern Language Association and the Chicago Manual of Style Chapter 7: The Academic Research Paper The Research Writing Process Conducting Research Locating Sources Use Databases Evaluating Sources How to Read a Scholarly Article Writing a Literature Review Writing the Essay Working and Annotated Bibliographies

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Steven M. Hougland is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. He is a retired law enforcement officer with 30 years of policing and corrections experience at the local and state level. Dr. Hougland has published in the areas of police use of force, law enforcement accreditation, and police ethics. Jennifer M. Allen is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Nova Southeastern University and former department head of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Georgia. She has worked with juveniles in detention, on probation, and with those victimized by abuse and neglect. Dr. Allen has served on advisory boards for Big Brother/Big Sister mentoring programs, Rainbow Children’s Home, domestic violence/sexual assault programs, and teen courts. Dr. Allen has published in the areas of restorative justice, juvenile delinquency and justice, youth programming, police crime, and policing administration and ethics. She is also the coauthor of Criminal Justice Administration: A Service Quality Approach; The SAGE Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice; The SAGE Guide to Writing in Research Methods; The SAGE Guide to Writing in Corrections; and The SAGE Guide to Writing in Policing.

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