The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Eighth Edition
Chapter 2: The Process and Problems of Research
1. Describe the primary motivations for developing research questions.
2. Highlight the important steps taken in reviewing the literature after a research question has been established.
3. Highlight what a theory is and how it is related to research.
4. Illustrate how the research circle includes both deductive and inductive research along with the specific differences across both research strategies.
5. Compare and contrast the differences between the concepts of validity, reliability, generalizability, causal validity, and authenticity.