Research Methods in Criminal Justice Assignment 4

Topic (Assessing the effectiveness of incarceration in reducing crime)

Assignment 4 is to help you work on some of the later pieces of your research proposal. For this assignment, you are to address the following questions in 2-3 double-spaced pages with 1" margins (all sides) and 12 point font. Your heading should be no longer than one line, and should include the following: name, course, and assignment #. Please number each response, and submit your assignment in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. Make sure that you follow the directions carefully.

1. Discuss the sampling design that you will use to test your research question(s) and hypotheses. Define the population, identify the sampling frame(s), and specify the elements and any other units at different stages. Indicate the exact procedure for selecting people to be included in the sample.

2.  Write 10 questions for a one-page questionnaire/survey that concerns your proposed research question. Your questions should operationalize at least three of your variables on which you have focused, including at least one independent variable and one dependent variable. Please note that you may have multiple questions to measure some variables. Make all of your questions close-ended, unless you plan on conducting focus groups or one-on-one intense interviews (see qualitative research methods).

You should read Assignment 1, 2, and 3 in attachment to get start in Assignment 4

please only use those articles in the attachment that was used in assignment 2 if we need to use them again in this assignment.

Make sure to read the FEEDBACK for assignment 1 AND 3 to make some ideas changes