CRIM 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Trait Theory, Mental Image, Operationalization

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 320
• Professor: Patrick Lussier

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Shrink font size to limits of human perception. Don"t rely on the researcher to tell you what they found or the results. Think about whether it was a good measure for drug use, who was interviewed, all those things that are determined by the researchers. Foundations in quantitative research: work on these four elements for the research project for this class. Description of the phenomenon (who is involved?) Exploration (what is going on: contexts, motives of people involved. What are the causes and risk factors of the phenomenon) Evaluation (what works, what doesn"t. is it effective, is it working, what is the impact of what we"re doing in terms of preventing or intervening specific crimes) Description: estimating the prevalence of ipv and the characteristics of the persons involved the goal is to determine the prevalence of victimization. Explanation: examining the risk factors of ipv. Evaluation: evaluation of treatment programs for individuals involved in ipv.