This course is an introduction to the design and implementation of research in the field of criminal justice. The principles of research methods and design for use in policy analysis, content analysis and analysis of secondary data will be presented. Considerable attention will be given to the application of design and implementation as it relates to criminal justice within a real world context.
PREREQUISITE: CJ 1301 and Junior Standing
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Maxfield, M.G. and Babbie, E. (2006). Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology. Belmont, CA: Thomson-Wadsworth.
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5 th Edition, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association
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STATEMENT OF REASONABLE ACCOMODATION:
"UHD adheres to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Students with disabilities should register with Disabled Student Services (S-903, 713-221-8430) and contact their instructor(s) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations. "
UNIVERSITY POLICIES:
All students are subject to UH-Downtown’s Academic Honesty Policy and to all other university-wide policies and procedures as they are set forth in the UH-Downtown University Catalog and Student Handbook.
ACADEMIC HONESTY POLICY:
The student is expected to read and be aware of the University of Houston- Downtown policy concerning academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty for this course includes the following:
1) Collaborating, without authorization, with another student during an exam.
2) Knowingly, and without authorization, using, buying, selling, transporting, soliciting, copying, or possessing, in whole or in part, the contents of an un-administered test.
3) Failing to credit sources used in a work or product in an attempt to pass off the work as one's own.
4) Attempting to receive credit for work performed by another, including papers obtained in whole or in part from individuals or other sources.
5) Attempting to receive credit in one or more classes for the same paper or project without written approval of instructors involved.. Students who are guilty of committing any of the above infractions will fail the course and are subject to further disciplinary action.
The University Academic Honesty Policy will be strictly enforced. A good source of information to help you understand what constitutes plagerism can be found on the UHD Library website http://www.uhd.edu/library/guides/plagiarism.html. In brief, PLAGIARISM (copying ideas, writings, etc. of another and passing them off as your own) is cheating. Any student suspected of violating this policy will be treated in accordance with the provisions of the Academic Honesty Policy found in the UHD Student Handbook http://www.uhd.edu/campus/handbook0606/policies.htm#academic. Please read the Academic Honesty Policy carefully. Any violation of this policy may result in an “F” for the course.
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The system you will use to access this online course is Blackboard Vista. Students are expected to have computer access on a daily basis to successfully complete this course. Note: If you plan to access the course from work, try connecting early in the course. Some businesses have very rigid settings on their firewalls that do not allow participation in activities such as chat, or the interactivity necessary to take a quiz online.
Internet Service Provider - this course is done via connection through the internet. If you are going to work on your class from home, you must have DSL or cable modem line to guarantee solid high-speed access and optimal performance of the course program.
Blackboard Vista help is available online by visiting www.uhd.edu/vista . Click on the Vista Help Page link.
For additional help, students should call 713-221-8540 and select option 4.
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