Textbook: Chap 9 (use as one of the cited sources)
Maxfield, M. G., and Babbie, E. (2018). Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology, 8th ed.
Belmont, CA: Cengage.
1. Discuss why reliability and validity are important in research and how they may differ depending on the type of research you are performing.
2. Additionally, create an example of a problem criminology and criminal justice as a field would face if validity and reliability were not considered when using research to create policy.
Each Original Posting should be a minimum of 360 words, and should thoroughly answer each question. These postings require advance preparation, and will be judged on the basis of such items as content, knowledge of the topic, length, research, grammar and spelling, and quality of writing.