The Research Paper length is to be 10 pages, double-spaced, and in 12-point font.

The Research Paper length is to be 10 pages, double-spaced, and in 12-point font. The 10 pages is the body of the paper, which means neither the Cover Page, Abstract, nor Reference Pages are included as part of the 10 pages. Papers are to be submitted in the Canvas Course Module section. All papers submitted will be scored for plagiarism by TurnItIn and your scores should not exceed 24%. Anything higher than that is an indication that you need more in-text citations or more paraphrasing.

You must have a minimum of 5 References, which will be a combination of industry publications and scholarly articles. Use of Wikipedia is prohibited. A valuable Reference for your research is the DSM IV or DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Psychiatric Disorders). To access an internet copy of the DSM-V you must first sign in to the library at lib.fsu.edu before proceeding to the following link: DSM V and any other additional outside sources for your paper. For example, you may use the internet, academic journals, databases, books, encyclopedias, videos, newspapers, etc. The Research Paper is designed to provide an analysis based on a number of factors to include possible psychiatric and medical abnormalities, environmental issues, social factors and data left at the scenes that have been covered in the course. I realize you are not a psychologist, however the description of the offender provided in your reference/source material should be sufficient to complete the analysis.

https://dsm-psychiatryonline-org.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596