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Research Methods In Criminal Justice –
cja433
(3 credits)
Students learn and demonstrate knowledge of research methodology within the criminal justice system and become acquainted with the range and scope of quantitative and qualitative tools available to the criminal justice researcher.
This undergraduate-level course is 5
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Research Application in Criminal Justice
Examine proposal writing and various funding criteria.
Describe how to write a research report.
Extrapolate on issues surrounding the collection, analysis, and utilization of research.
Defend major research issues and how they affect the conduct and quality of research.
Identify how findings will be utilized.
Discuss the importance of project replication.
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Analysis and Evaluation
Classify common errors in presenting and interpreting research findings.
Examine various scaling and index construction methods.
Define reliability and the different kinds of reliability checks.
Examine the determination and measurement of validity.
Discuss graphic presentation and its value as a descriptive tool in criminological research.
Describe the functions of data management.
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Statistics in Criminal Justice Research
Describe the fundamentals of hypothesis testing.
Examine the role of probability in statistics and statistical significance.
Identify the properties of the normal distribution.
Compute the mean, median, and mode of statistical data.
Explore different statistical measurement types and levels.
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Research Designs and Data Collection Methods
Assess features and functions of observation and its strengths and weaknesses as a data-gathering tool.
Examine the features, functions, construction, and administration of questionnaires, and their strengths and weaknesses.
Distinguish between probability and nonprobability sampling plans.
Identify the major types of unobtrusive methods.
Describe the various classical experimental research designs.
Explore internal and external variable-related validity factors.
Differentiate between types and functions of research designs.
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Introduction to Research in Criminal Justice
- Explore the meaning of statistics and the basic ideas behind any statistical study
Assess the nature and diversity of ethical dilemmas in criminological research.
- Summarize the meaning of research ethics and examine the codes of ethics in criminal justice research.
- Explore the scientific approach to criminal justice research.
- Specify the various functions of the research process.
Differentiate between pure and applied research.
Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research.
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- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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