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Due: 11:59 pm EST, Sunday of Unit 7
Total Points: 100

Overview:
This paper will provide an overview of a specific type of human trafficking nationally and
internationally. This paper has been broken down into five different assignments throughout the
Term, including:

• Unit 2 Assignment: Research Paper Topic

• Unit 3 Assignment: Research Paper Introduction

• Unit 4 Assignment: Push and Pull Factors

• Unit 6 Assignment: Combating Human Trafficking

• Unit 7 Assignment: Research Paper

Instructions:

• Choose a specific type of human trafficking to analyze for this paper such as sex trafficking,

forced labor, child exploitation, peddling, fraud, etc.

o The topic must be approved by your instructor in Unit 2.

• In your paper, you must examine the following aspects of your chosen topic:

o Define the specific elements of this type of human trafficking including: key traits of the

type of human trafficking, demographics of the population effected, geographic area

where this type of human trafficking is prevalent, and other pertinent details.

o Push and Pull Factors which affect this topic.

o Ways to combat this form of human trafficking.

o National and International laws which address this type of human trafficking.

o Any other aspects of this type of human trafficking which you believe may be relevant

to the paper and/or this course.

Requirements:

• The paper must be 8-10 pages in length, not including the Title or Reference pages.

• It must include at least four scholarly resources.

CRJ322 – Human Trafficking, A Hidden Crime

Unit 7 Assignment: Research Project

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• It should follow APA guidelines, including a properly formatted Title page, running head, page
numbers, double-spaced, 1-inch margin, in-text citations, Reference page, and use of 12
point, Times New Roman font.

• This paper will be checked for originality so make sure you use paraphrasing appropriately

and cite your resources.

Be sure to read the criteria, by which your paper/project will be evaluated, before you
write, and again after you write.

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Evaluation Rubric for Research Paper Assignment

CRITERIA Deficient Needs
Improvement

Proficient Exemplary

(0-12) (13-15) (16-18) (19-20)

Topic Paper does not Paper identifies Paper identifies Paper identifies
clearly identify or and analyzes a and analyzes a and analyzes a
analyze a specific specific type of specific type of specific type of
type of human human trafficking human trafficking human trafficking.
trafficking. in detail. in detail. Description of
Description of Description of Description of topic and
topic and/or topic and/or topic and background are
background are background are background are well-detailed and
missing. mostly developed. detailed. specific.
Some details may

be missing,

confusing, or

vague.

Content Details are Most aspects of All aspects of the All aspects of the
missing and/or the topic are topic are topic are
confusing. Paper addressed or addressed in addressed in
does not cover the details may be detail and provide detail and provide
national and/or vague or slightly a mostly clear a clear
international confusing. Paper understanding of understanding of
aspects of the may not cover the topic on a the topic on a
topic. both national and national and national and
international international level. international level.
aspects of the

topic.

(0-9) (10-11) (12-13) (14-15)

Organization Many details are Writing may have Writing is Writing is
not in a logical or some discernable organized, and effective,
expected order. organization, but details are placed purposeful, and
The paper does some details are in a logical order. well-organized.
not use not in a logical or Paragraphs are

paragraphs. expected order. mostly effectively

The paper uses written.

paragraphs

ineffectively.

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Resources 0-1 scholarly
resources are
present and/or
evidence is not
analyzed in the
paper.

2-3 scholarly
resources are
present and/or
evidence is mostly
analyzed and is
connected to the
paper.

4 scholarly
resources are
present. Evidence
is analyzed and
has a connection
to the paper.

At least 4
scholarly
resources are
present. Evidence
is analyzed and
has a clear
connection to
paper.

(0-4) (5-6) (7-8) (9-10)

Length Paper is shorter
than 6 pages long.

Paper is 6-7
pages long.

Paper is 8-10
pages long.

Paper is at least
10 pages long.

APA Formatting More than 4 errors
of APA formatting.

3-4 errors in APA
formatting.

1-2 errors in APA
formatting.

Free of APA
formatting errors.

Spelling, Grammar,
and Professional
Communication

There are more
than 4 errors in
spelling and
grammar.
Language is not
objective.

3-4 errors in
spelling and
grammar.
Language is
mostly objective.

1-2 errors in
spelling and
grammar.
Language is
objective.

There are no
spelling or
grammatical
errors. Language
used is objective
and free of any
bias.