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Research for your ethics paper
Your professor would like you to research and write an annotated bibliography and a paper, as well as a briefing on an ethics topic related to your coursework.
Your professor's research requirements for the annotated bibliography:
Annotated Bibliography:
Students will be required to use a minimum of 10 authoritative/peer reviewed sources for your ethics paper.
Your professor will be looking for this information in your paper:
Ethics Paper Required Elements: All papers will include the following elements:
(1) A summary of the ethical issue, why the topic is a concern for law enforcement, the federal government, and the public.
(2) Which philosophical school of thought or ethical guidelines had the most bearing on your assigned topic and why.
(3) What are the current shortcomings/challenges in achieving an ethical outcome to your ethics paper topic?
(4) What might be done to address these challenges?
(5) How learning about this topic influenced your view and adherence to ethical standards in your life.
(6) What the topic of concern will look like in the next 12-18 months.
Suggested search tools for this project:
The library's book search on the library's homepage.: 
Library's article databases
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Newspapers
(register for an account first with your Salve email address)
Government reports
To find government reports, try your search terms in a Google Advanced Search in the .gov domain. See below.
Annotated Bibliography Research Worksheet
Citation and Formatting
Your professor suggests you visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab for help formatting your paper and citing sources.
The Purdue OWL: MLA style citation basics/ sample paper
The Purdue OWL: APA style citation basics/ sample paper
The Purdue OWL: Chicago style citation basics note: the Purdue OWL guide doesn't reflect the most recent, 18th edition of Chicago style. McKillop Library has examples of common Chicago 18 citations on its Chicago citation libguide
Think Tanks for this Project
Think Tanks may have useful information for this project. In particular, your professor recommends that you check RAND. You can Google your topic terms and RAND, or you can use the search function within the site.
Another option is to use the Harvard Think Tank search.
