Running head: Existing Data Sources Writing Activity: Final Assignment CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Instructor: Prof. Patricia Lowery Abstract Juvenile truancy is a serious concern with major consequences in the present and future of individuals and society in general because is usually connected with failure in school and delinquency. This research study will analyze the data for delinquent young adults born between 1991 and 1995. Prior research
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RUNNING HEAD: THE FOUR TYPES OF RESEARCH METHODS The Four Types of Research Methods CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Exploratory: Research that is carried out for an issue that has not clearly been identified. An example would be a case study because exploratory research involves interviews and focus groups. Descriptive: Descriptive research is used to identify quantitative data about a particular population or group‚ however reliable descriptive research usually cannot
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Methods of Research Jennifer Whitehead CJ490 8/12/14 Professor Price Methods of Research Scientist conducts research on a daily basis. The purpose of this research is exploration‚ description‚ explanation‚ and application. In the area of criminal justice things are getting researched all of the time. Take murder for example‚ the police have to explore to find out what actually happened. They have to describe the events leading up the the murder. They have to explain the facts to try and
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Youth Violence and Gang Membership in America CJ490-02 Research Methods in Criminal Justice Kaplan University Submitted to Chris Lim‚ Professor October 2‚ 2012 Abstract Youth violence and its continuing growth as an epidemic seems to greatly impact and influence the increasing numbers of gang membership in cities and states. Without proper suppression of this epidemic‚ at risk youth are at greater risk of committing violent crimes and beginning affiliations with gangs or becoming active
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CJ345: UNIT 7 INTERNAL DISCIPLINE Confidential & Proprietary • Internal Kaplan Use Only. SEMINAR CJ345 Dealing With Misconduct • In this week’s Seminar‚ we will discuss how a supervisor can best deal with misconduct by their subordinates. - To prepare for the Seminar‚ please read Chapter 11: Internal Discipline - A System of Accountability in Effective Police Supervision. Confidential & Proprietary • Internal Kaplan Use Only. POLICE WORK CJ345 •Complex human enterprise •Serve & protect community
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Kenya Hicks-Torres Course: ENG 1101 Dr. Ross October 10‚ 2012 English Essay #1- Examined Life In Malcolm Gladwell’s essay Examined Life Gladwell believes that Stanley H. Kaplan ruined the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) by making it coachable. The Educational Testing Service‚ that created the SAT‚ did not intend for the test to be coachable or studied for. They believed that cramming or last minute review was pointless because the focus of the test was not about what a student learned‚ but
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According to Bowles and Kaplan‚ “though the Scientific Revolution spread over two centuries and encompassed many different scientific and cultural elements‚ four main themes were important: Nature was a machine‚ instruments could quantify and measure phenomena‚ science had practical value‚ and active experimentation could prove theory better than passive observation” (Bowles and Kaplan‚ 2012‚ pg. 1). The 18th century was a time that involved the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution also
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Cyber Bullying may cause Psychological distress among High School Students in Texas Amy Cilley Kaplan University CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice February 13‚ 2012 Leon Geter ABSTRACT In this study this student will research the negative psychological impacts associated with cyber bullying effecting high school students in the Central Texas area. The advancement of technology as well as the increased accessibility of both the internet and the new age technology raises
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I – Importance of the Balanced Scorecard The Kaplan and Norton article builds upon the concept of Balanced Scorecard as introduced by Kaplan and Atkinson. The core concept highlighted by both articles is the elemental role of the Balanced Scorecard in the information age. Pure financial measures of performance may have been adequate in the industrial era where central to the organizational identity were easily measurable tangible assets such as plant and machinery. However‚ in the information age
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