Clearly identify the relationship between these concepts, “aspirations and expectations” o How do you plan to address this question? § What procedures do you plan to use to address your question?

Assignment Question

Introduction: (1 – 2 Pages) o Provide a broad overview of the subject matter you plan to investigate which “residential burglaries.” o i.e., Why is it important to spend time examining this subject? · Briefly introduce what you plan to accomplish with your study o What is the specific research question you plan to address with your study, Which is “Is there a relationship between high levels of societal strain, as indicated by unemployment rates and income inequality, and the incidence of residential burglaries in urban communities?” § Clearly identify the main concepts in your research question which is “aspirations and expectations” § Clearly identify the relationship between these concepts, “aspirations and expectations” o How do you plan to address this question? § What procedures do you plan to use to address your question? Stratified Random Sampling § What is the population you are interested in examining? residents living in urban communities § How would you gather your data? The method for distributing the survey to residents living in urban communities will contain a mixed-mode approach. Consisting of online surveys and paper surveys. · Very briefly mention how your survey is designed to collect information appropriate for answering your research question Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature: (4-6 Pages) · What theoretical perspective guides the examination of your research question? aspirations and expectations o What are the main propositions involved with the theory? § i.e., What is the relationship between the key concepts in the theory and criminal activity? o How have the author(s) defined the key concepts in the theory? · What does prior research say about the relationship between the key concepts in your selected theory and the commission of crime (i.e., the concepts that comprise your research question)? Citing sources o Briefly summarize articles that have examined the core concepts in your theoretical perspective § In your literature review, you will want to cover the following information: · How did the author’s measure the key concepts in your theory? · What were the dependent variables and how were they measured? · Who participated in the studies and how were the data gathered? · What were the major findings regarding the key theoretical variables of interest from these articles? · What conclusions can be drawn based on the findings from all of your empirical sources? (i.e., does the literature support or contradict the hypothesized relationship between the theoretical concepts and criminal activity) Methods Section: 1100 words (4-6 Pages) Provide more in-depth information at this point about the population you would like to examine o How does gathering data from these individuals help you address your research question? § How would you reach out to these individuals in your population if you were required to do so? · i.e., if you are interested in examining the challenges parolees face when they are released from prison, distributing your survey to parolees in Springfield would be a good way to gather information on this topic o How many people would you include in your study? o If you plan on reaching out to special populations (i.e., juveniles or prisoners), be sure to address ethical issues involved with including these individuals in your study · What are the main concepts involved with your research question and why have you included certain questions in your survey? o For each of the key concepts contained in your research question: § Clearly define the concept and provide a justification for your definition · i.e., Justify why you chose to define the concept the way you have and how this definition is appropriate for examining your research question § Explain how you plan to measure each concept · What are the questions you plan to use to measure the main concepts in your study and why are these questions appropriate for measuring these concepts · Explain the response categories you selected for each question and why they are appropriate for the question Survey (minimum of 20 questions) · Provide a brief explanation about the purpose of the study and why subjects have been asked to participate before the actual survey questions (one paragraph) o Make sure to include the information we covered in the section on ethics · Include questions that are designed to measure the key concepts from your research question o You are required to ask both close-ended and open-ended questions · Include questions designed to obtain demographic information

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