How would I cite this report by the U.S. Department of Justice? https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/228350.pdf

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You could use the form for a generic "gray matter" document, found on p. 20 of the APA Style Guide to Electronic Resources, 6th edition.

Once you know your formula, it is is a matter of plugging in the pieces.

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General Reference Format

Author, A. A. (year). Title of work (Report No. xxx) [Description of form]. Retrieved from Agency Name website:

     http://xxxxx

  • If the issuing organization assigned a number (e.g., report number, contract number, monograph number) to the report, give that number in parentheses immediately after the title.

  • Provide a description of the form inside brackets when it would assist the reader in identifying less typical types of sources (e.g., brochures, press releases, white papers, fact sheets). Otherwise, omit this.

  • If the publisher has been identified as the author, use the format Retrieved from http://xxxxx

  • Identify the publisher as part of the retrieval statement unless the publisher has been identified as the author: Retrieved from Agency Name website: http://www.xxxxxxx

 

Would become this ...

Logan, T. K., Walker, R., Hoyt, W., & Faragher, T. (2009, September). The Kentucky Civil Protective Order Study: A rural and

     urban multiple perspective study of protective order violation consequences, responses, & costs
(Document No. 228350).

     Retrieved from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/228350.pdf

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