Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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LET 3550 - Criminal Justice Research Methods
Examines criminal justice research methodology, emphasizing the development of practical reasoning skills necessary for the comprehension and critical evaluation of criminal justice statistical information. Develops knowledge of Internet surveys, research ethics, research methodology and design, and data analysis.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Complete an applied research project and contrast various research designs.
- Define the components of the criminal justice system and how each utilizes criminal justice research.
- Differentiate principles of scientific research, theories, and research ethics as they apply to the criminal justice system.
- Explore a variety of research tools applicable to police, courts, and corrections.
- Select appropriate research methodologies for a criminal justice context.
- Understand descriptive statistics and how to explore relationships between variables.
- Understand inferential statistics and its role in criminal justice research.
- Understand the theoretical foundations of sampling in applied research for a contemporary law enforcement organization.
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