Intro Res Methods for Policing

Course description

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.

Students registering for credit courses for the first time must declare a program at the point of registration. Declaring a program does not necessarily mean students must complete a program, individual courses may be taken for skill improvement and upgrading.

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