Operation Fast and Furious.

Case Study Topic: Operation Fast and Furious. From 2009-2011 the Operation Fast and Furious purposely allowed the sale of weapons in the hope of catching kingpins in a Mexican drug cartel. Paper organization Open Word and save a blank document with the following name: “Student’s Last, Name, First, Initial Research Paper” The paper should be organized in the following way: 1. Title page: a. Center in the middle of the page (horizontally and vertically) the title (subject) of the paper and below that your name 2. Body of the paper: a. Use 12-point Arial font b. Set the margins at 1” c. Length – 5 full pages, not counting the title page or the References page. Page content with incorporation of a minimum of 4 external resources from credible sources and a Works Cited/References page. Wikipedia and similar general information sites, blogs or discussion groups are not considered creditable sources for a research project. No more than 10% of the paper may be in the form of a direct citation from an external source. 3. Organization of the content of the paper: Include the following sections in the paper (include, in bold, the headings identified here): a. Introduction – Identify the issue or idea. Explain why was the topic selected and what you are trying to achieve (what is your end goal). The introduction should not be more than half a page; details will be discussed in the follow-on areas. b. Areas of interest, activity or issue – Define the issue or idea in greater detail. Define the specific problem or problems or new idea. Identify other underlining or related issues as well as dependencies. Explain what impacts will result if not addressed. c. Research Findings – Summarize your research findings and what they contribute to the study of the issue or idea. You must identify (cite) the sources of the research or class material related to your topic that you include in the findings. d. Proposed solution(s), idea(s), courses of action(s). List solutions, ideas or courses of action with an analysis of its effectiveness (how will your suggestions affect or change the current situation). If more than one idea is suggested, provide an analysis that covers all proposed suggestions. e. Conclusion – Summarize the conclusions of your paper.