Complete a short presentation (8-10) minutes critiquing a scholarly article on Stalking.
Students are asked to complete a short presentation (8-10) minutes critiquing a scholarly article on Stalking. Each student will be responsible for covering each facet of the article (i.e., study relevance, research questions/hypotheses, literature review, methods, findings/implications, limitations) with special attention paid to analyzing the methodology employed in the article.
Textbook used Maxfield & Babbie (2018). Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology (ed. 8).
Cengage Publishing. ISBN: 9781337091824
1. Find a scholarly article related to Stalking
https://scholar.google.com
2.Cite the article in APA format
Example:
Somers, L. J., Terrill, W., Rossler, M. T., & Ingram, J. R. (2020). Examining the effectiveness of TASERS® at gaining citizen compliance. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 31(8), 1234-1255.
3. Identify the research question(s). Was it exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, applied or mixed?
4. Examine the sample?
What was the unit of analysis?
How large was the sample?
5. Detail the methods used for data collection
Survey, interviews, observations, etc.
Was the study qualitative, quantitative, or theoretical?
Was it cross-sectional or longitudinal?
6.What was the dependent variable(s) (if applicable)?
7.What was the independent variable(s) (if applicable)?
8.What were the key results from the paper? (Feel free to use the abstract for this one)
9.What limitations did the author(s) acknowledge?
10.Is there anything that stood out to you about the article you chose? Are there any areas of this assignment that were particularly difficult to do/find?
Requirements: 8- 10 minute length in presentation
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