CRJU 3402. Criminal Justice Research Methods. 3 Hours.

Prerequisite: CRJU 1100 and 2500 or permission of instructor. An introduction to criminal justice research methodologies with an emphasis on firsthand data collection. Project work introduces students to issues in research design, ethical concerns, conceptualization, sampling, data analysis, interpretation of research results, report writing, and application of research findings. Students will use computer applications in the development of their projects.