Essay must be at least 10 written pages, excluding bibliography. Students will lose a partial letter grade per day for late papers for the first three days after the due date. Papers that are more than three days late will be docked an additional FULL letter grade. Papers dropped off after 4 p.m. will be stamped with the next day's date and will be penalized accordingly. Students can choose from a spectrum of essay topics, which will be handed out early in the term.
Students can also choose to write on issues of their choice.
Certain chapters in the Winterdyk book are particularly useful as a source of essay ideas. Other resources are also very useful as a source of essay ideas, such as the websites for the Solicitor General of Canada or the Federal Department of Justice. The Bala text also has an excellent bibliography at the end of each chapter. Your essay topic must concern an issue relevant to young offenders. Feel free to consult me.