CRM 204 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: In Reality, Fairy, Community Service
25 Feb 2017
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Crm204: introduction to criminal justice research and statistics: wednesday jan. Make sense of the world and answer questions. Make use of tools to make sense of relationships between variables. Using scientific methods to understand variables and connections between these relationships. Reference criminal code incident and homicide graph. This course is focused on quantitative research. Talk about things in terms of variables. Broad theory guides work to find specific hypothesis. Ex: sentencing data: short prison sentences used to denounce the crime done. Have to get close to the subject matter, really know what you are researching. Ex: want to know struggles of homelessness, get in their world to know what they are dealing with; facts are not enough; need close connection. Combine both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Clear on the limitations and concerns you might have. Describe and show the evidence so that the reader may decide for themselves.
