Assignment task:
Can you please comment on what I did well and what I could have done differently in the following response I wrote? Here is the question I had to respond to: Crime analysts are tasked with collecting data from multiple resources. Locate several data sources related to a specific crime initiative. Explain methods to validate information contained in data reports. And here is my response: Crime analysts collect their data from a wide range of sources that will provide crime analysts with useful information. A few data sources that can be related to a specific crime initiative will be police reports, word of mouth, and suspect interviews. Methods to validate the information contained in data reports would be to check for the consistency between each source for the crime analysts. Police reports and suspect interviews should have similar stories, and the consistencies between the two should give crime analysts information that will give a strong sense of direction. Also, the consistency between the police report and the suspect interview will validate the data. "Data validation is important for ensuring regular monitoring of your data and assuring all stakeholders that your data is of a high quality that reliably meets research integrity standards"(Esty, 2022, p. 1). The criminal justice field is data-driven. The collection of data within the criminal justice field allows for the different methods to validate information to be used.