Research Methods for Criminal Justice

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Overview: In Module Two, you completed Milestone One of the final project to provide an overview of the issue you selected and that was approved for your project. That overview outlined the importance of your selected issue with respect to a trend in the field of criminal justice and included information necessary to set the stage for your “supervisor.” Now you will identify and summarize five peer-reviewed scholarly articles that you will use to conduct further research on the selected issue for your final project.
An annotated bibliography is a list of citations for books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph (usually under 150 words): the annotation.
Prompt: Create an annotated bibliography summarizing the five peer-reviewed scholarly articles, which include both qualitative and quantitative research, that you will use for research for your final project.
Instructions:

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Refer to the Module Three Worksheet Rubric for more information on how your submission will be graded.
Use the SNHU Library to locate peer reviewed scholarly articles. You must include at least two articles based on quantitative research and at least two articles based on qualitative research. The following SNHU Library resources can assist you: http://libguides.snhu.edu/criminal_justice http://libanswers.snhu.edu/faq/87033
Complete the worksheet for article #1:

Citation
(use APA style)
Does the article use qualitative research or quantitative research?
(highlight the research type)
Article summary
The research in this article is about . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of the research that is outlined in the article)
The research in this article is related to my select issue because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how the findings in the research are related to your selected topic)
The research in this article relates to my other selected articles because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how this article contains similar research trends or patterns identified in your other chosen articles)

Complete the worksheet for article #2:

Citation
(use APA style)
Does the article use qualitative research or quantitative research?
(highlight the research type)
Article summary
The research in this article is about . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of the research that is outlined in the article)
The research in this article is related to my select issue because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how the findings in the research are related to your selected topic)
The research in this article relates to my other selected articles because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how this article contains similar research trends or patterns identified in your other chosen articles)

Complete the worksheet for article #3:

Citation
(use APA style)
Does the article use qualitative research or quantitative research?
(highlight the research type)
Article summary
The research in this article is about . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of the research that is outlined in the article)
The research in this article is related to my select issue because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how the findings in the research are related to your selected topic)
The research in this article relates to my other selected articles because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how this article contains similar research trends or patterns identified in your other chosen articles)

Complete the worksheet for article #4:

Citation
(use APA style)
Does the article use qualitative research or quantitative research?
(highlight the research type)
Article summary
The research in this article is about . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of the research that is outlined in the article)
The research in this article is related to my select issue because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how the findings in the research are related to your selected topic)
The research in this article relates to my other selected articles because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how this article contains similar research trends or patterns identified in your other chosen articles)

Complete the worksheet for article #5:

Citation
(use APA style)
Does the article use qualitative research or quantitative research?
(highlight the research type)
Article summary
The research in this article is about . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of the research that is outlined in the article)
The research in this article is related to my select issue because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how the findings in the research are related to your selected topic)
The research in this article relates to my other selected articles because . . .
(provide a one-to-three sentence description of how this article contains similar research trends or patterns identified in your other chosen articles)

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