ACR6400 - Criminological Research & Data Analysis

(3 units)

Provides an overview of the research process and practice of criminological and criminal justice research. The course explores concepts such as the nature of causation; the structure of inquiry; research design, conceptualization, measurement and sampling; modes of observation, including experimentation, survey and evaluation research; data analysis techniques essential to studying and understanding crime, victimization and prevention; and both the application and the interpretation of qualitative and quantitative data and analysis.