PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION AND FIELD RESEARCH8d1

For this discussion, review the experiments and surveys described in previous chapters of your Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice text. Choose one experiment or survey to use as a basis for comparison with field research and respond to the following in your main post:

Propose a field research design that would focus on the same research question as the experiment or survey, but with participant observation techniques in a local setting.

Articulate an appropriate problem statement in relation to the field research proposed.

Explain the researcher role you would play in the setting along the participant observation continuum.

Lay out the stages of your proposed field research study, including your plans for entering the field, developing and maintaining relationships, sampling and recording, and analyzing data.

Analyze what you would expect your study to add to the findings resulting from the study you selected.

CONTENT ANALYSIS OF DATA SETS

For this discussion, review the survey data sets available through the ICPSR, using either its published directory or its Internet site (linked in the Resources). Then respond to the following in your main post:

Identify two data sets that might be used to study a research question in which you are interested.

State your selected research question.

Use the information in the ICPSR reports about them to determine whether the data set contains the relevant variables you will need to answer your research question.

Enter key words for your research question into the Find & Analyze Data search field on the ICPSR landing page. A list of studies displays in the search return.

You can filter your results using the filters listed on the left side of the page.

You can navigate to the main Find & Analyze Data page from the ICPSR site’s drop-down menu located in the upper right corner of the main page.

Explore the issues of confidentiality and anonymity in terms of whether they are appropriately addressed.

Examine whether the information provided was enough to ensure that all ethical guidelines were followed.

CONTENT ANALYSIS STRATEGYd92

For this discussion, select a current criminal justice or crime-related topic in your professional area of interest that has been the focus of news articles. Then respond to the following in your main post:

Propose a content analysis strategy for this topic using newspaper articles or editorials as your units of analysis.

Draft a problem statement for your selected topic.

Identify your key independent and dependent variables.

Define the population selection of the units of analysis, a sampling plan, and coding procedures for your key variables. You may use an article on this topic as the basis for developing your coding procedures test.

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