Assignment:
TOPIC
• Pick any topic in criminal justice that you would like to research.
• You may select any topic In criminal Justice. In your submission you should include the topic of interest followed a short paragraph explaining why you and the topic interesting, why It Is Important In criminal Justice and why you think it should be studies.
Should Include a purpose statement:
• The purpose of this study is to investlgate/determine/establish a relationship between ......
• The purpose of this study Is to determine If the legalization of Marijuana is in the best interest of New York State
REASEARCH QUESTIONS
• Develop 4 Questions you might investigate about the topic you selected. While the questions can be related to each other they should reflect 4 separate research questions.
• Relevant: it is an issue covered by the research
• Manageable: it is within the scope - not too broad / not too narrow
• Clear and simple: it is measurable or investigable-you can investigate it
Interesting : readers are interested in the research
Legitimate: it is a question ..... AND
Answerable. You can Provide an answer to the research question
This shows * that (suggests/implies /points to ..)
• Domestic Violence suggests that violence is learned in child growing up.
• This is important / significate because ..
• This is worth noting as / because it ...
This calls attention to ...
This can be illustrated by ....
GENERAL INTERNET SEARCH
• You should do a general Internet search related to the 4 questions selected in step 2. (RESEARCH QUESTIONS)
• Develop an outline of the Information you find. It should be 3 to 4 pages long with proper references describing the Information you found In your general online search. This step Involved a typical google/yahoo search
LITERATURE REVIEW
• You should located 4 reviewed journal articles that attempt to answer the questions selected in step 2. ( RESEARCH QUESTIONS)
HYPOTHESES
• Based on your research question each group should develop 6 research hypothesis.
• Identify what the variable of interest are and define each of these variables.
• A hypothesis is an educated prediction that provides an explanation for an observed event.
• An observed event is a measurable result or condition.
• if (change to independent variable), then let feet on dependent variable), because (your reason why)
• Ex. if the global temperature rises, then the polar ice caps Will melt because higher temperatures will melt more ice.
Use an if, then, because statement EVERYTIME!