week 1

250 words

D1

What is Research?

The term "research" is one of the most abused words in the world of academia. We constantly claim to be researching something, but very seldom are we. Using your text as a reference, explain what research is, what the characteristics of research are, and why you think research is so misunderstood.

Ormrod, J. E. (2023). Practical Research: Design and Process (13th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780138088781

D2

State your Research Problem

Using your knowledge of what research is and the guidelines listed in Chapter 2, identify an important criminal justice question that interests you and that can be answered using research as defined in this class.

Describe the problem, and state your subsequent research problem. You will be using this research problem for the research proposal, so make sure that it is well-defined and answerable.

What influenced you to choose this topic?

Ormrod, J. E. (2023). Practical Research: Design and Process (13th ed.). Pearson Education (US). https://ccis.vitalsource.com/books/9780138088781