This class will build your understanding and application of the criminal justice research process and subjects. This week, we will focus on the first step: selecting a topic for analysis.
Visit the All Data Collections page on the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) website.
Review the criminal justice information and topics listed on that page and choose 1 that you would like to use for your analysis topic in this assignment. Note: When you click on your selected topic on the All Data Collections page, ensure that the next page you arrive at on that website for your chosen topic has a data table available (i.e., robust information, report links, and details for you to work with for this assignment).
Use your selected topic to develop a:
- Research question
- Hypothesis
Write a 700- to 1,050-word report using your selected research topic that discusses:
- The specific topic you are analyzing
- Why you chose that topic
- The research question you developed
- The hypothesis you developed
Cite the source where you located the BJS topic summary and data tables to support your assignment.