How does organized crime impact national security and what can nations do to minimize it?
Requires safe assign report with final draft.
Course: Security Studies
Title of paper: Organized Crime and its Impact on National Security
Question to be considered: How does organized crime impact national security and what can nations do to minimize it?
The main theory to be used for this paper is Regime Theory for Cooperation.
The paper is to be primarily analytical, not merely descriptive. Must form thesis, utilize theory to answer question, provide compelling scholarly evidence and conclude.
Word count: 3500-4000; do not go significantly over or be significantly under
Do not forget to cite! Provide page numbers for references. Be concise; watch your word count. Proofread. Do not use wikipedia.
Required format of paper-
Intro: hypothesis, summary of arguments, evidence, expected conclusions (Hypothesis is an argument; you are putting forward an explanation. This should be the first sentence of the first paragraph.)
Theory section: detail elements of the theory that will be used in the paper
Case study: should have a case study to apply the theory
Apply the theory*** MOST IMPORTANT PART.
Conclude: restate claims, etc.
Paper Formatting REQUIREMENTS
| Margins | 1 inch on all sides |
| Font | 12 point Times New Roman |
| Spacing | Double spaced |
| Spacing between paragraphs | None |
| Tabs | .5” tab to begin each paragraph |
| Language | Avoid colloquial expressions, tautologies, broad generalizations, euphemisms, and informal language in your papers. Also, please be sure to define acronyms or jargon so everyone can understand your writing. |
References listed below are recommended for use by the professor. May use other sources but some of these need to be used. The ones at the top should be considered FIRST.
Try to use these first-
Bruinsma, G., & Bernasco, W. (2004). Criminal groups and transnational illegal markets. Crime,
Law and Social Change, 41(1), 79-94.
Đorđević, S. (2009). Understanding transnational organized crime as a Security threat and
Security Theories. Western Balkans Security Observer-English Edition, (13), 29-39.
Gause III, F. Gregory. “Balancing What? Threat Perception and Alliance Choice in the Gulf.”
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Simmons, B., & Lloyd, P. (2010). Subjective frames and rational choice: transnational crime
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Williams, P., & Godson, R. (2002). Anticipating organized and transnational crime. Crime, Law
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