Crafting Research Questions in CJ
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Faheem ParachaCrafting Research Questions in CJ
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Overview
In this assignment, you will create a research question to add to your ePortfolio.
Prompt
In your final course in the Criminal Justice program, you will create a research question that you will then investigate further. To assist you in this task, we will provide a list of current
research topics covered in each course and ask you to submit for instructor feedback at least one research question based on a topic covered in that course. Using the topics listed
below (or others covered in this course), create one to three research questions and submit them to your instructor.
This research question assignment is graded based on completion, and instructor feedback should help you strengthen your questions for future use. After you have submitted these
questions to your instructor, upload the questions (and the list of potential topics below, if you wish) to your ePortfolio PDF.
For more information on creating research questions, refer to this research resource from the Shapiro Library. This page also has a helpful FAQ section on research question creation
and expectations that you may want to explore further.
Note: If this is the first time you are submitting a research question to support your work in the final course, you should create a folder within your ePortfolio with the title “Research
Questions,” as you will be adding questions to this folder throughout the program. Follow these ePortfolio folder instructions PDF on creating a folder within your ePortfolio.
Topics:
The various goals of sentencing
The notable surge in incarceration rates
Different sentencing structures and their impacts
Aspects of prison culture; the “inmate code”
Listen
Different organizational structures within corrections
Different physical structures within corrections Dictionary
Prison Rape Elimination Act; sexual violence in corrections
The “invisible punishment” involved in being a felon Translate
Issues of race in corrections
Corrections issues regarding women and persons who identify as transgender
Programs that stress rehabilitation
Issues in juvenile corrections
Geriatric population in corrections
How to decrease recidivism rates
Specifically, the following rubric criteria must be addressed:
Submit one to three research questions based on a topic covered in this course.
Guidelines for Submission
This assignment must be completed in written format.
Module Eight Practice Activity Rubric
Criteria Complete (100%) Not Complete (0%) Value
Articulation of Response Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, 10
structure, and spelling and spelling
Research Question(s) Submits research question(s) based on a topic covered in this Does not submit research question(s) based on a topic 90
course covered in this course
Total: 100%