CRJ 301 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice

(3 units) CO14

Techniques commonly utilized in criminal justice research, emphasis on research design, methods of data collection, measurement of variables, and validity and reliability. Open to criminal justice majors only.

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; Criminal Justice major; CRJ 104; APST 207 or APST 270 or ECON 261 or PBH 281 or PSY 210 or STAT 152 or STAT 152E (or other statistics course, with department approval).

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify an appropriate criminal justice issue applying knowledge from prior courses and develop hypotheses that can be tested through a research proposal design project.
2. apply knowledge on research methodologies and individual research to design a quality research proposal appropriate to test a selected hypothesis.
3. apply knowledge on research methodology including stages of conduction research and threats to reliability and validity to various class discussions and assignments.
4. recognize ethical issues in criminal justice research and potential sources of ethical violations when conducting research.
5. apply an appropriate methodology in a research proposal to sufficiently and ethically answer a research question.

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