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San Diego State University Likelihood of Becoming a Juvenile Offender Discussion
1) Review Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Chapter 1 and Chapter 8, survey research. Briefly, discuss the use of survey research in exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, and evaluation studies. Using a criminal justice example select one type of research study and develop one research question that you might use in a research proposal.
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***Bachman, R. D., & Schutt, R. K. (2018). The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice (7th ed.). SAGE Publications.
The DQ response must be at least 200 words and should have at least one reference in APA format
2) Write a 100-word response to each student in first person as if you were writing it to the students. Talk about how you agree with their ideas and add your own thoughts. Make sure it’s respectful.
Survey research, according to Bachman and Schutt (2020), is one of the most popular methods for science research that involves collecting information from a sample of individuals utilizing the responses to a set of questions. They state that this method of research is popular and used by many due to it being a low cost, efficient way to collect data from a large spectrum of people. The use of survey research can be used in a variety of studies to include exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, and evaluation studies. Exploratory studies can be used to investigate or explore a phenomenon to uncover more details without any expectations (Bachman & Schutt, 2020). The goal of these studies is to get a better understanding of the problem that exists, and surveys can contribute to this by obtaining information from a large amount of people at once. Descriptive studies are used when the goal is to define and describe the phenomena that is in question (Bachman & Schutt, 2020). This type of research typically looks for what, when, and how to the questions that are being asked. Surveys that aim to obtain this information will have questions designed to obtain this information. Explanatory studies aim to either identify the cause or effect of the social phenomena being researched (Bachman & Schutt, 2020). Studies that are categorized as explanatory seek to explain why the social phenomena works in the way that it does. Evaluation studies consider the effects of implemented social programs or interventions (Bachman & Schutt, 2020). These studies typically view change and can evaluate if programs are working or if there are ways that they can be improved.
The question I would use in a research proposal is: What affect does technology, such as cell phones and social media, have on the likelihood of becoming a juvenile offender?
References:
Bachman, R. D., & Schutt, R. K. (2020). The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice (7th ed.). Los Angeles, CA: Sage. ISBN-13: 978154433912