Assignment:
Overview:
This activity will allow you to explore, apply, and demonstrate your learning about Research in Criminal Justice. This assignment is Part 1 of 5 that you will complete over the term. Your finished product will come together in five segments scheduled as assignments in this and coming weeks.
Your finished product will be a fully organized formal research project proposal that incorporates the parts that make up a well-conceived research project ready for implementation.
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will prepare a paper that provides an overview of a proposal for your project.
Complete the following:
1. Identify a topic in the Criminal Justice field that will serve as the focus of your research project. Present a rationale for your choice of a topic.
2. Present an Introduction and identify the expected outcome of the research.
3. Provide details and respond to questions posed for each of the elements or planned activities of a research proposal presented in your textbook. Response for each element should be no more than two (2) sentences. These segments of the proposal should include the following elements:
a. Problem or Objective - Write 1-2 sentences of your drafted problem statement or research objective.
b. Literature Review - Identify one scholarly resource you plan to use in your research and provide a brief summary with 1-2 sentences.
c. Research Questions - Identify one focal point you will be focusing on in your research.
d. Subjects for Study - Detail who you will be studying and the focus of your study.
e. Measurement - What information or data will you seek and data or information you will gather to measure your findings.
f. Data Collection Methods - How do you plan on collecting your data? Provide the initial ideas you have for collecting your data.
g. Analysis - How will you analyze the data you collect?
Research in Criminal Justice
Unit 1: Part 1 - Creating a Research Project Proposal
h. References - Identify one (1) important source of information about your topic, excluding your text.
i. Schedule and Budget - Identify the timeframe you plan to follow for your project. (Note: schedule and budget are in reference as if someone was paying for your research.)
Requirements:
• Submit a Word document in APA format.
o Include a title page, a running header, and page numbers
o 12-point Times New Roman font
o 1-inch margins, in-text citations, and a reference page
• Your proposal should be 1 to 2 pages in length, with additional Title and Reference pages.
• Use at least two (2) resources appropriately cited to support your writing.
Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write. This paper will be checked for originality.