2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Nov 22, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CRJC 540 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This course provides students with the fundamental tools for evaluating, designing and implementing basic and applied empirical research within the area of criminal justice. The association between theories and research methods used in the study of criminal justice is explored through a variety of related data sources. Topics covered include: the principles of research design; problems of inference; survey design; and basic methods of data analysis. Students will obtain hands-on experience in project design and data analysis.