CJB250 research methods and statisticsYou are a Criminal Justice researcher who seeks to understand criminogenic behavior. You are especially interested in offenders who commit the crime of arson. You want to find out what specifically motivates an individual to engage in this type of criminal activity.
assist students in achieving the listed learning outcomes, this course requires a Research Proposal. This assignment is worth 20% of your final course grade. Please think back to the two short written assignments you completed during the semester; these lay the foundation for preparing your longer version research proposal.It should be approximately 6-8 pages in length and written in APA style; typed in Times New Roman, double spaced, using a 12-point font size. Please proofread and utilize spelling/grammar check to ensure accuracy.Research Proposals must include the following sections:
- Brief introduction
- Statement of the problem or objective
- A review of relevant literature (minimum of 3 peer-reviewed journal articles)
- Hypothesis
- Plan for sampling and data collection
- Plan to analyze data
- Discussion of policy implications
- Brief conclusion
- References
Please proofread and utilize spelling/grammar check to ensure accuracy. Spelling/grammatical errors will lower your grade. Do not cite Wikipedia. Assignments submitted through Blackboard will be run through SafeAssign, the plagiarism detection software, so please cite properly. APA Paper Format for Students can be found here: