Criminal Justice
Citation Help
If you need help citing sources your best resource is the Wolak Learning Center This link opens in a new window (Campus Students) or the Academic Support Center This link opens in a new window (Online Students). These folks are citation experts who are happy to help you get the hang of citing your sources.
Citing Sources
Correctly citing your sources is an important part of research. Criminal Justice classes at SNHU use a citation style developed and updated by the American Psychological Association. APA style is currently in its 7th edition. There are many resources to help you use APA style for your citations and papers. Here are some of our favorites:
- Shapiro Library APA Style GuideThis guide is intended to help you cite sources in APA style, avoid plagiarism, learn what APA style is and includes, find examples of APA style, lead you to campus resources that can help you cite sources in APA, and more.
- APA Style Blog This link opens in a new windowThe APA publishes this website for users to look up how to cite specific items or for questions about using APA style in your writing. Use the search box to find what you need. Examples are provided.
Frequently Asked Citation Questions
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Avoiding Plagiarism
Academic honesty is an important part of being a student and researcher. Using someone else's work without properly attributing their work is plagiarism, a kind of academic dishonesty. Properly citing sources not only gives credit to the research you've based your work on, it also allows your reader to interact with your sources, and is an important part of the scholarly conversation. Explore the following resources to learn more about Academic Honesty and avoiding plagiarism.