This is part three of assignment 1 and 2
Research Project Assignment 3: Methods Section (1 -2 Pages) Due Week 4 prior to class. Once you receive instructor’s approval via BB
you can begin your pilot study.
This section describes how you will conduct your study. Regardless of the type of research you plan to do, you need to indicate how you
will carry out your study so others may judge its viability, its worth, etc. For example, for empirical research, this section includes
a description of the subjects (or participants), the measurements, the data-collection methods, and analysis/analyses (1-2 Pages).
Outline how you would conduct your own study on a topic in criminal justice. This section should be detailed and provide enough
information for another person to replicate your study based entirely on the information included in this section. A detailed methods
section would include the following:
A Restatement of Your Hypothesis:
Subjects for study:
Describe the subjects (people or objects, e.g. texts) for your study, considering carefully the type and number you need. Explain
your method of selecting your sample.
Describe the population and how the sample will be drawn. Discuss the subject(s) in relation to your research question or
hypothesis, to availability, and to your research design. That is, you need to identify the subjects and make clear whether they will
be available and how you will reach them. This section typically answers the following questions: Who or what will you study in order
to collect data? Is it appropriate to select a sample from a larger pool? If so, how will you do that? How do these subjects relate to
your research question(s)? How you will identify members of the population and how you will select the sample. What sampling method are
you using? How many people will be included? What geographical area are you focusing upon?
Measurement
Describe the kinds of measures you intend to use and explain why you have selected these (have they been used previously?). A
discussion of measurements generally considers the following questions: What are the key variables in your study? How will you define
and measure them? Do your definitions and measurements draw on or differ from those of previous research in this area? You want to
consider whether you will use concurrent, retrospective, direct or indirect product measurements or some combination of these. Your
research question should guide you in your selection.
Your conceptual and operational definitions of the variables in your hypothesis will be clearly stated in this section.
Remember a conceptual definition provides an idea regarding the concept; a operational definition is specific to how the concept
will be measured. For example:
Conceptual: Success: one’s ability to succeed
Operation: Success is measured by no recidivism and/or reduced disciplinary infractions.
Conceptual: Inmate: A person who is incarcerated.
Operational: Inmate: A male or female between the ages of 18 and 65 incarcerated for a minimum of 5 years/maximum of 55 years in a
NYS correctional Facility.
Data-Collection Methods: Describe what you plan to actually do and the kind of research you will conduct. Your data-collection
methods obviously need to be consistent with your research problem, your subjects and your measurements. This section typically
considers whether you will utilize surveys, interviews, field study, etc.
Include your Questionnaire for the study
Create and include an introductory statement that will be used to inform potential subjects for your study.
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