As Creswell and Creswell (2023, pp. 28) explain in Chapter 2—citing Cooper (2010) and Marshall & Rossman (2022)—a literature review brings context to the research by identifying questions that have not been answered through the literature. Please refer to the webpage
Writing a Literature ReviewLinks to an external site.
to help you understand how to write literature reviews.
Assignment Instructions
At work, you have been asked to present a literature review to the command staff of the local precincts and bureaus. Complete your assignment in Zoom or PowerPoint, with a voice recording of your presentation for each slide. To begin,
· Recall the “seven steps” in writing a literature review outlined by Creswell and Creswell (2023) in Chapter 2.
· Use these “seven steps” as guidance to present a literature review of five scholarly articles with research in community policing to the department leadership.
Note the following points about your literature review:
· A total of
six slides are required.
· The first
five slides should discuss the five articles.
· The
sixth slide should be dedicated to constructing a research question related to at least one study.
· You may use the following PowerPoint or Zoom resources to create your slides:
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How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site.
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ZoomLinks to an external site.
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Enabling or Disabling Audio Transcription for Cloud RecordingsLinks to an external site.
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Using Audio Transcription for Cloud RecordingsLinks to an external site.
· Each of the first
five slides should include a scholarly source with research on community policing that has been published within the last eight years.
Assessment Criteria
In your presentation, for each of the five articles that you choose, address the following:
· Identify the theory(ies), questions, methods, and data used in each study.
· Assess the kind(s) of information that the data sources in each study offer.
· Examine how the findings in each study that you select contribute to the literature.
· Explain inferences and the methods and statistical techniques used to address research questions in each study.
· Recall Creswell and Creswell’s (2023, pp. 117, 165) discussion of inferences.
· Analyze an ethics issue in research design and a social justice issue in data for community policing.
· Construct a research question related to, but not addressed by, at least one study.
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Note: This sixth and final point may be addressed on the
sixth slide.
General Instructions
The Literature Review Presentation
· must be 6 to 7 double-spaced slides in length (not including title and references slides) and formatted according to
APA StyleLinks to an external site.
as outlined in the Writing Center’s
How to Make a PowerPoint PresentationLinks to an external site.
resource.
· must include a separate title slide with the following in title case:
· title of presentation in bold font
· Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title slide.
· student’s name
· name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
· course name and number
· instructor’s name
· due date
· must utilize academic voice.
· Review the
Academic VoiceLinks to an external site.
resource for additional guidance.
· must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
· Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your presentation.
must use at least 5 scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources in addition to the course text
