Instruction
Shan(CMR)
download 3 peer-reviewed studies conducted on a criminal justice related topic. One should be quantitative, another should be qualitative and the 3rd should be mixed methods. Provide in proper APA Style format 350 word summaries for each study. Be sure to use sub-headings between article summaries. All citations should be in proper APA format. In summarizing the articles, answer the following questions for each article:
1. Discuss how knowledge of research methods is valuable to you as a consumer of research.
2. Differentiate between qualitative, quantitative and mixed method approaches that were used conducting the studies and how you identified the method used.
Peer-reviewed journal articles include American Journal of Criminal Justice, American Journal of Sociology, Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and MANY more. Other Social Science peer-reviewed articles are acceptable, provided the articles are from peer-reviewed journals. Government publications and news articles are not acceptable.