Assignment Number One:

Study:                                                           

Publication:                                                   

Authors:                                                        

Date:                                                            

The Research Issue:

1.  The specific problem or research issue addressed in the research.
2.  Purpose of the study.
3.  Questions or objectives being researched.
4.  Rationale or theoretical framework.
5.  Hypothesis.
6.  Key dependent and independent variables.

Review of the Literature:

1.  Key persons who have researched similar problems.
2.  Average length of time between past research and present study.
3.  Major conclusions of the reviewed literature.

Methodology:

1.  Research method.
2.  Identify the sample.
3.  How the sample was arrived at.
4.  Description of the data collection instrument.
5.  How the data was collected.
6.  Statistics used in the analysis.

Findings:

1.  The hypothesis was/was not supported.
2.  The researcher found the following answers to the questions posted.

Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations:

1.  Major conclusions of the current research.
2.  Major recommendations of the present research.

Approved Electronic Journals Associated with Criminology and Criminal Justice:

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture
Western Criminology Review
Social Research Update - UK journal for sociology but occasionally there are Criminal Justice related issues.
There are also several full-text journals available through EBSCOHost.