Introduction to Criminal Justice Research

Overview

Subject area

CRIM

Catalog Number

106

Course Title

Introduction to Criminal Justice Research

Department(s)

Description

This course is an entry level course designed to provide an introduction to criminal justice research by familiarizing students with current issues, techniques and evaluation of current criminal justice research. The course will provide an overview of the various approaches to criminal justice research as well as an overview of the philosophy of science and research ethics, research design issues including defining a research problems and development of relevant hypothesis, defining and measuring variables of interest, and methods of data collection.

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

1

Maximum Units

1

Academic Progress Units

1

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

1

Requisites

008088

Course Schedule