Assignment:
Research Paper
Total of 5 Pages (Does not include Title Page and Reference Page)
Research Question (s)
Is there a relationship between Middle Class and Crime?
What are the Challenges the middle people face in life?
White Collar Crimes
The top 4 white collar crimes that middle-class people engage in are
• Embezzlement
• Extortion (trying to force a person to give you money for something)
• Corporate Fraud (ex. Inside trading on Wall Street)
• Ponzi Schemes
Theory
You have to choose a theory (for example: Labeling Theory, Rational Choice Theory, Deterrence Theory or another criminal justice theory) to explain the relationship of middle class and crime.
Method
You have to choose a method (example: Interviews, surveys, secondary data analysis, crime mapping, content analysis or experimental approach) to examine if there is a relationship between being in the middle class and crime.
Steps in the Research Process
Your Research Paper has to include the 8 steps in the research process as discussed in class. (1-Identify the Problem, 2-Review Literature, 3-Clarify the Problem, 4-Clarify or Define Terms, 5-Define the Population, 6-Develop Instrumentation Plan (Method), 7-Collect Data,
8-Analyze Data
Helpful Resource:
Jesse Bennett and Richard Fry and Rakesh Kochhar.(2020) "Are you in the American middle class? Find out with our income calculator. Pew Research Center.