SOC 377 Writing Credit Term Paper Outline TEMPLATE

To receive a writing credit for the course, students will write a well-developed research based position paper on drug policy, focusing on one of three responses to drug use: legal, therapeutic, and preventive. Students must submit an outline, literature review, rough draft, and final draft of this final position paper, which must be at least five pages long (typed double-spaced, Times/New Roman 12 pt. font). Further instructions and due dates will be posted on Blackboard.

1. Introduction:
2. Overview of the three responses to drug use/abuse/aIDiction:
3. Legal response to drug use, with argument for either a “get tough approach” OR for legalization and decriminalization of drugs
4. Therapeutic responses to drug problems, include “medical model” stance

iii.     Preventive responses to drug use (include drug education & testing)

1. Statement of your selected response/position to drug abuse and aIDiction
2. Review of the Literature on stated response/position:
3. Sociological/Criminological concepts/theories applicable and/or relevant to your stated position based on class text as well as at least one peer reviewed journal article

III.         Conclusion:

1. Specific policy recommendations based on your review of the literature
2. Reference Section:
3. Peer reviewed journal article(s) to support theory application and/or research on issues, problems, practices relevant to your stated position
4.                                               List at least one citation/reference to a peer reviewed journal article