Annotated Bibliography: Police Use of Surveillance Drones

Project 1 Assignment:
Using the designated topic listed below (see, Topics), you will search the UMUC Library Services databases and the Internet for resource material that explains, clarifies, critiques, etc. the topic.
1. Your Resource Research and Review project must contain four (4) outside sources (not instructional material for this course), at least two of which must come from the UMUC Library data base.
2. Locate books, periodicals, and documents that may contain useful information and ideas on your topic. You may conduct your research with the assistance of a UMUC librarian, reviewing your own personal materials on the topic, using the Internet, visiting an actual library, etc. and reviewing the available items. Then, choose those works that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic.
Note: You can connect to Library Services by using the Library link under RESOURCES in the Classroom task bar, or link directly to the UMUC Library Guide to Criminal Justice Resources link in CONTENT
3. Type the reference “citation” information for the book, article, or document using the American Psychological Association (APA) formatting standards. (There are links to APA format standards under Library Services.)
4. Each reference is to be followed by the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. Creating an annotated bibliography calls for a variety of intellectual skills: concise exposition, succinct analysis, and informed library research.
5. Write a concise annotation (150 words) for each reference that summarizes the central theme and scope of the book, article, or document. This must include:
a) briefly, in your own words, describe the content of the article
b) compares or contrasts the work with at least one other article in your research review
Topics
Select ONE of the following topics for all four (4) of your resources.
(Note: Other topics may be submitted to your instructor for prior approval.)
Student‘s Last Name A or B: Police use of surveillances drones
Student‘s Last Name C or D: The accuracy of the Uniform Crime Report
Student‘s Last Name E or F: Role of victims in the criminal justice system
Student‘s Last Name G, H, or I: Preventive detention and bail
Student‘s Last Name J or K: Plea bargaining tactics of the prosecutor
Student‘s Last Name L or M: Plea bargaining tactics of the defense attorney
Student‘s Last Name N, O, or P: Jury selection
Student‘s Last Name Q, R, S, or T: Issues with evidence (DNA, eyewitness testimonies, direct vs. circumstantial, etc.)
Student‘s Last Name U, V, W, X, Y or Z: Constitutionality solitary confinement

Format
The project paper should begin with an introductory paragraph and end with a concluding paragraph
Each annotation should contain approximately 150 words
Double space, 12 pt. font, 1” margins
Cover page for your assignment
· Include your name
· Course title and number
· Project title
· Topic selected
· Date of submission

Supportive Resources:
Support Resources
http://owl(dot)english(dot)purdue(dot)edu/owl/resource/614/03/ https://library(dot)bethel(dot)edu/class/tutorials/writ-cit/1001APA_Ann_Bib_6thEd
https://owl(dot)english(dot)purdue(dot)edu/owl/resource/614/01/
http://olinuris(dot)library(dot)cornell(dot)edu/ref/research/skill28.htm
www(dot)iupui(dot)edu/ (Search on Annotated Bibliography)

UMUC Citation tutorial:
http://www(dot)umuc(dot)edu/library/libhow/apa_examples.cfm

Help for Writing an Annotated Bibliography
 
Keeping within the guidelines of the Project 1 instructions, use the following resources as a guide for analyzing scholarly and professional articles, and writing your annotated bibliography.
 
1.       See UMUC Library Services (See Resources on the classroom toolbar) as a source of data for researching topics.  Library Services has established a direct link to databases most likely to include materials relevant to Criminal Justice at http://libguides(dot)umuc(dot)edu/criminal_justice
2.       Students may use the synopsis or abstract of an article to assess its value to this project.  However, once the choices are made the entire article should be read in order to determine its value for understanding the selected criminal justice concept, how it relates to other selected articles and other information relative to responding to the four items required in the Project Description for the annotated bibliography of each selected article.
 
See also –
Critically Analyzing Information Sources (Cornell University, n.d.) http://guides(dot)library(dot)cornell(dot)edu/criticallyanalyzing