Reference no: EM133667297
Assignment:
1. What is the Purpose/Problem or Problem of Practice, or Issue? What is the main Research Question or Hypothesis?
2. What Theoretical Framework was used? A Theoretical framework is a theory or set of theories used to better view the research topic. If no framework was provided in the empirical study, what a) applicable model/framework, b) theoretical perspective, or c) personal perspective would YOU use to solve the problem (mentioned in your #2) or view the research from?
3. What Methodology did the researcher use and what was the targeted audience/participant population featured in the study?
Here are some methodology details:
- Observation / Participant Observation.
- Surveys.
- Interviews.
- Focus Groups.
- Experiments.
- Secondary Data Analysis / Archival Study.
- Mixed Methods (combination of some of the above)
4. What were the core findings and what does the data imply?
5. What was the biggest strength and/or weakness of the study? What was missing?
6. How does it contribute to the discipline of Criminal Justice? Could this research help change anything in society on a micro macro scale (Policy development, program enhancement, etc.)?