The SAGE Guide to Writing in Corrections

Chapter 1: The Basics of Writing Basic Grammar Rules Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Writing, and Professional Writing Writing in Corrections Chapter 2: What Is Information Literacy? Information Literacy Digital Literacy, Computer Literacy, and Technology Literacy Skills Chapter 3: Reports from Pretrial, Probation, and Parole Officers Pretrial Reports Writing the Pretrial Report Presentence Investigation Reports Contact Sheets and Revocation Petitions Chapter 4: Incident Reports and Beyond Writing Well Basic Writing Skills Writing the Narrative Editing Types of Reports Chapter 5: Other Documents: Memos, Letters, Emails, Cover Letters, and Resumes Writing Business-Related Documents Memos Letters Emails Cover Letters and Resumes Chapter 6: Academic Paper Formats: What is APA Formatting? Research, Publication, and the APA Style Rules Types of Publications APA Formatting and Ethical and Legal Standards Modern Language Association and the Chicago Manual of Style Chapter 7: The Academic Research Paper The Research Writing Process Conducting Research Locating Sources Use Databases Evaluating Sources How to Read a Scholarly Article Writing a Literature Review Writing the Essay Working and Annotated Bibliographies