Case Studies - US Law

RESEARCHING THE EFFECTS OF CRIME ON COMMUNITIES

In APA format with at least 3 different refrences, 3-6 total pages in length.

You will first need to select a community with high or increasing levels of crime.

Select three peer-reviewed journal articles related to crime in your selected community to use for this Assessment.

In your analysis, explain the following:

1. In 2–3 pages total:

· Identify the research question in each article. 

· Provide an overview of the independent and dependent variables. 

· Explain the effects of your selected crime on the community studied. 

· Explain how the research findings compare to the existing body of knowledge. (Look in the discussion section of the articles.)

2. In 1–2 pages, explain the limitations of each study.

3. In 1–2 pages, explain the impact the research findings could have for policy and research.