CRJ355 Research in Criminal Justice
Unit 3: Part 3 - Measurement in Criminal Justice Research
Due Date: 11:59 pm EST, Sunday of Unit 3
Points: 100
Overview:
In the previous two units, you identified a proposal topic
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CRJ355 Research in Criminal Justice
Unit 3: Part 3 - Measurement in Criminal Justice Research
Due Date: 11:59 pm EST, Sunday of Unit 3
Points: 100
Overview:
In the previous two units, you identified a proposal topic for your research project, developed an
overview of your proposal, and learned how to conduct a literature review of scholarly sources about
your topic. This assignment is Part 3 of your research project.
In this activity, you will begin to narrow the focus of your research project topic through understanding
and application of principles of research measurement. This work will prepare you to identify and
articulate the underlying concept(s) for your research topic and articulate how measurement informs
the process by which research seeks to learn and know about the topic.
Your finished product will be in the form of a paper that details the process you followed, examining
important considerations of measurement and other criteria that show how you determined which
measurement factors are most likely to benefit your project and why.
Instructions:
For this assignment, you will prepare a paper that includes the following:
• An Introduction and Conclusion of your paper.
• Introduction to Measurement: Provide an introduction that fully reflects how measurement
principles inform and shape your research topic.
• Basic Concepts: Describe how measurement principles help to conceptualize and
operationalize your research topic and explain why.
• Precision and Accuracy Factors: Describe reliability and validity factors supporting precision
and accuracy for your research topic and explain why.
Requirements:
• Your paper should be three (3) pages in length, with additional cover and reference pages, and
page numbers included.
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