Examination of participant observation and informant and respondent interviewing. Topics include gaining access, sampling, data collection and analysis, and legal and ethical concerns. Examination of experimental, longitudinal, and cross-sectional designs. Sources of data, sampling procedures, operational definitions, and issues of reliability are also discussed. A comparative study of research strategies with regard to data sources, data collection, and modes of analysis that are appropriate for program evaluation research.
Attention is given to observational, survey, and quasi-experimental methodologies.
Introduction to the general linear model with applications to multivariate problems in criminology and criminal justice. Topics include advanced ordinary least squares, causal modeling, time series analysis, simultaneous equations, and analysis of limited dependent variables. Directed reading and research, under faculty supervision, designed to meet particular educational needs of selected students. Supervised placements with criminal justice agencies. Designed primarily for students with limited field experience.