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Annotated Bibliography: Choose Your Own Adventure
For your final assignment, you will compile a short annotated
bibliography of 2 peer-reviewed academic journal articles and 2
policy or data reports on any of the topics discussed in the
materials for Module 5 for a total of 4 annotated bibliography
entries. These articles and reports do not need to all be on the
same subject within the larger topic you choose. For example,
you might choose to conduct your research on hate / bias crimes
and find a report on bias crime laws across the United States
and a journal article on bias crime victims. The topics from
which you can choose are:
#MeToo Movement
Bias / Hate Crimes
CSI Effect
Fatal Police Shootings
Human Trafficking
School-to-Prison Pipeline
Terrorism
Violence Against College Students
Annotated bibliographies help researchers to organize the
information on a specific topic, take notes for literature
reviews, and also assist others in understanding what research is
available on a specific topic. An annotated bibliography

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presents the appropriate citation for each source along with a
brief summary (e.g. for a research article, an entry should be
approximately 250 words). In addition to identifying
appropriate sources and developing a short summary for each,
your annotated bibliography should have a 250-word reflection
that discusses and provides a general overview of your thoughts
on the topic you choose. Points will be subtracted for poorly
written entries, entries that do not fit the required criteria,
citations that are not properly formatted, and typographic or
grammatical errors. Plagiarism, the unattributed use of someone
else’s work, will result in a failing grade (e.g. copying and
pasting the abstract of the articles you found).
If you have any questions about this assignment, feel free to
email me or post on
Student Questions for Module 5: Beyond the Basics
or
Ask the Instructor
. Please do not wait until the last minute to start your
assignment.
Specific Requirements:
Reflection on the Topic (6 points):
Please use the readings and documentary from Module 5, as
well as the four sources you review 1)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/stanching-
the-school-to-prison-pipeline/544976/
2)
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/youth2019.html
3)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/we-have-been-through-
this-before-why-anti-asian-hate-crimes-are-rising-amid-
coronavirus
, to help with your reflection. You may also use additional

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sources if you would like, however, you must properly cite
them. The reflection should be 250 words (±25).
Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal Article (12 points):
Identify and include 2 journal articles. Please make sure you
understand what is, and what is not, a peer-reviewed source.
The annotation for these entries should be 250 words (±25).
Policy or Empirical Reports from Government or Non-
Governmental Organizations (12 points):
Identify and include 2 reports that are from local, state or
national government agencies, NGOs, think-tanks, and other
policy and research groups. Please make sure you understand
what is, and what is not, a peer-reviewed source. The annotation
for these entries should be 250 words (±25).
The articles and reports should be published within the last 10-
years or so (2010-present).
The focus of the articles and reports can be international in
scope.
All citations should be in the appropriate APA format.
A digital copy of the final paper must be turned in through
Canvas by 11:59pm on November 18th.
Potential Resources:
Although these are not all the resources you have access to, I
recommend starting with the below:
SU Library Criminal Justice Research Guide:
http://libguides.seattleu.edu/criminaljustice (Links to an
external site.)

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Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/ (Links to an external site.)
APA Formatting:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (Links to
an external site.)