Journal Article
Order Description
Each student will critically review TWO articles related to an issue in security administration.
One review is due in the DROPBOX by the end of Week 3.
Each article will be from a different security publication from the list below:
• HomelandDefenseJournal
• InformationSecurity
• Information Systems Security
• Intelligence and National Security
• International Journal of Conflict Management
• International Journal of Information Security
• International Journal of Police Science and Management
• InternationalSecurity
• Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
• Journal of Information Privacy and Security
• Journal of Security Education
• SafetyDirector’sReport
• Security and Terrorism Bulletin
• SecurityDirector’sReport
• SecurityStudies
Full text copies of articles from the above journals are available through the Park University
Library electronic database entitled: International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center
(Ebsco)
This database is accessible for all students, staff, and faculty through the library's website and
by remote access with an OPEN ID and password.
https://www.park.edu/library/index.aspx
For Library assistance contact Ann Schultis, Rebecca Cox, or Mary Shriner at:
Park University Library
8700 N.W. River Park Drive
Parkville, MO 64152
Telephone (816) 584-6285
FAX (816) 741-4911
Long Distance Off Campus (800) 270-4347
The articles can be research-based or expository, as long as they are current (published within the
last 4 years) and relate to a security administration issue or problem.
Each review is expected to be between 1,000 and 1,250 words typed. As a rule of thumb, the first
half of the review should be a summary of the information contained in the article, and the second
half should contain your critical analysis and review of the article. Your submission should cover
the major theory or thesis, research methodology and population studied (if any), major arguments
or points of view, findings or conclusions, and major issues. It should also include a critique of
the author’s work and its implications and usefulness for security managers and administrators. APA
Style guidelines will be adhered to in all respects.
Journal Article Critical Review Grading Rubric
Your reviews will be assessed on each of the following ten (10) elements, but your review should be
a consolidated and integrated product.
Element
• Article is from an approved publication
• Relates to security administration issue/problem
• Length (1,000 – 1,250 words typed)
• One half summary/one half analysis/critique
• Major theory, thesis, research methodology discussed
• Major arguments/points of view discussed
• Findings/conclusions/major issues discussed
• Implications for security administration discussed
• Structure/grammar/punctuation/APA Style