Assignment:
Think about a criminal justice research topic. Explain the topic that you chose. How might a researcher study this topic differently using each of the three field research roles?
-Complete observation
-Participation and observation
-Covert participation
Pick which topic you think would be best and support your response/position.
Developing a Research Proposal
Add a qualitative component to your proposed study. You can choose to do this with a participant observation .Pick the method that seems most likely to help answer the research question for the overall survey project.
1. For a participant observation component, propose an observational plan that would complement the overall survey project. Present in your proposal the following information about your plan:
(a) Choose a site and justify its selection in terms of its likely value for the research,
(b) choose a role along the participation-observation continuum and justify your choice,
(c) describe access procedures and note any likely problems,
(d) discuss how you will develop and maintain relations in the site
(e) review any sampling issues, and (t) present an overview of the way in which you will analyze the data you collect.
2. For an intensive interview component, propose a focus for the intensive interviews that you believe will add the most to findings from the survey project. Present in your proposal the following information about your plan:
(a) Present and justify a method for selecting individuals to interview,
(b) write out three introductory biographical questions and five "grand tour" questions for your interview schedule,
(c) list at least six different probes you may use,
(d) present and justify at least two follow-up questions for one of your grand tour questions, and
(e) explain what you expect this intensive interview component to add to your overall survey project.
3. Which qualitative data analysis alternative is most appropriate for the qualitative data you propose to collect for your project? Using this approach, develop a strategy to analyze your textual data.
Developing a Research Proposal
Add a comparative dimension to your proposed study.
1. Think of possibilities iantitative comparative research on your topic with the method you prefer. Wiu you conauct a varutme.oriented or case-oriented study? Write a brief statement justifying the approach you choose.
2. Review the possible sources of data for your comparative project. Search the web and relevant government, historical, and international organization sites or publications. Search the social science literature for similar studies and read about the data sources that they used.
3. Specify the hypotheses you will test or the causal sequences you will investigate. Describe what your cases will be (nations, regions, years, etc.). Explain how you will select cases. List the sources of your measures and describe the specific type of data you expect to obtain for each measure.
4. Review the list of potential problems in comparative research and discuss those that you believe will be most troublesome in your proposed investigation. Explain your reasoning.