Criminal Justice Research Methods

1. What kind of research design(s) are you proposing to collect data in your study (for example: classical experiment study, survey, field research, or unobtrusive research)? As discussed in class, you can choose a combination of different designs.

2. How are you going to collect your data by using this research design? I want all the detail information and a step-by-step research procedure. You need to discuss the research procedures separately if you are using different research designs for different populations.
Remember to discuss the following issues if applicable:
• University IRB approval
• Other approvals/permissions to conduct your research: for example, school districts, principals, teachers, parents, participants, and agencies such as: probation, CDCR, police departments, courts…
• Rights of participants
• Length of study (how long does it take to complete the study, how long does it take to complete the survey…)
• Incentives: money, extra credit, gift certificate, candies…
• Remember to discuss these procedures separately if you have more than one population

3. What are your justifications? Why (provide reasons here) do you want to collect your data using this particular research design? Pros of survey, experimental study, field research, or content analysis

4. Please remember to put your hypothesis on the top of the assignment.