2009 SWACJ Student Paper Competition

 

Who Is Eligible? Graduate and undergraduate students currently enrolled (and those who will be enrolled September 2009) in a university, college, junior college or community college within the Southwest Region.

 

Awards:

                                                                                Graduate Student                Undergraduate Student

                                First Prize                                    $250                                                                 $100

                                Second Prize                                $150                                                                 $75

                                Third Prize                                  $100                                                                 $50

 

** Winner of the graduate student paper competition will be invited to have their work included in a forthcoming edition of The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice.

 

Judges:  Judges must be active within SWACJ and will be selected from the updated membership list.  Judges may or may not elect to award all of the prizes available depending on the number of entrants and quality of the papers.

 

Entry Rules and Regulations:

1.             The paper must be authored by student(s) only.  No faculty/student joint papers will be considered.

2.             The paper must be an original work.  It may be especially prepared for the 2008 SWACJ annual meeting or it may be a revision of a paper prepared for coursework at the student’s home university or college.

3.             Three copies of each paper must be submitted before September 9, 2009 to:

 

Dr. Tracy Andrus, Program Chair

Criminal Justice Program

711 Wiley Ave

Wiley College

Marshall, Texas 75670

(903)923-2420; tandrus@wileyc.edu

Fax: (903)938-4578)

 

Important Note: Papers received after the deadline will not receive consideration.

 

4.             The paper must meet standard publication formats as established at the student’s home university or college.

5.             The title page of the paper should include the student’s full name and address, school affiliation and status as either graduate or undergraduate.  The author's name and affiliation should not appear on any other page of the submitted paper.

 

Presentation of Submitted Papers: Students are not required to attend the annual meeting or to present their papers to be eligible for the awards.  However, we do encourage students to consider presenting their papers. 

 

Students who submit papers for presentation are not obligated to enter the paper contest.  The paper competition is strictly voluntary.

 

Recognition of the Winners and Presentation of the Awards

Will Be Made At the Luncheon

-- All Students Are Encouraged To Participate --