Instruction
Search the Excelsior College Library (ECL) for two contemporary, empirical criminal justice research articles testing the same criminological theory; for instance, two articles testing strain theory or two articles testing learning theory. One of the articles can be from the course syllabus or from the previous paper assignments, but the second article must be new. You can also choose to find two new articles for this assignment.
Make sure the articles are peer-reviewed and high quality.
Part 2: Reading the articles (the article I chose are under “testing strain theory” see the attach file)
Part 3: Writing a Draft
Draft a 6 page (abstract, cover and reference page do not count) paper in APA format that answers the following questions:
• What theory do both papers test? Describe the theory in your own words to demonstrate your thorough understanding of it.
• Compare and contrast the two empirical studies. What parts of the theory do they test?
• To what extent are their findings complementary or contradictory?
It is important that you actively compare and contrast the papers, rather than simply summarizing each one separately.
• Synthesize the main findings of both papers and discuss how they contribute to the advancement of the theory.