Introduction to Research Methods for Policing (POLC 3014)
Students are introduced to social research including quantitative and qualitative patterns associated with crime, violence and deviance. Students identify the major types of research methods most commonly utilized for explaining these patterns in policing research and criminal justice studies, and more globally within the social sciences. Students learn what is involved in doing applied research in policing, e.g. how research is designed, how information is collected by means of interviews, questionnaires, observation, experiments, or case studies, and how information is processed, analyzed and interpreted. In addition, students examine the advantages and shortcomings of each method and the appropriateness of each process for research in policing, with an emphasis being placed upon critical and ethical considerations relevant to applied research.
Credits:
| Credit Hours | Contact Hours | Lecture Hours | Lab Hours | Other |
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3.000 |
42.000 |
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[+] Prerequisites:
and Undergraduate - degree level level INTS 1007 Modes of Communication Minimum Grade of 50
[+] Corequisites and Concurrent Prerequisite(s):
None
[+] Equivalents:
[-] Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels:
Undergraduate - degree level
Must be enrolled in one of the following Majors:
(BHSP) Bach of Human Serv (Police St)
(BHSA) Bach Human Serv(PolStd)-AdvStg
(BAPA) Hon BachPolice Studies-AdvStdg
(BAPS) Hon Bach of Police Studies