Practice using your research skills and conduct a brief search of our
library database to find an example of criminal justice research where a
survey was used as the primary data collection method. Provide a brief
summary of the article and discuss why you think the author chose to
use surveys as the data collection tool. In your discussion, consider
the strengths and weaknesses of survey research presented in this
module. Reflect on some of the shortcomings of the study with respect to
these factors (e.g. are there concerns that a survey approach may be
too artificial for the research question?, what are the validity and
reliability issues?, was the sample size adequate for the research
question?, are there any indications that there may be bias in the
sample?)
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