Define research using secondary data and compare it with research using primary or original data. Identify when one approach is preferable to the other. Articulate the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Describe what criminal justice and criminology data are available at the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and how to access those data.
Identify some of the federal, state, and local sources of secondary data available to you as well as how to access them. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of each of these sources of secondary data.
Compare strategies for reporting findings produced from secondary data compared with that produced from original data.
Explain some of the common pitfalls associated with using secondary data and reporting findings from secondary data analysis.
Evaluate the ethical considerations associated with using secondary data in particular.
