I will also be discussing how they work together and will describe at least one communication exchange that they may exchange during a trial. The Role of Law Enforcement/ Trials Law enforcement plays one of the most important roles within the criminal justice system. Their duties vary when enforcing the laws that are set down by the judicial system and the government. Their duties can vary from issuing traffic violations, criminal investigations, emergency response, and crime prevention. In some instances, law enforcement is commonly called to trials as key witnesses to testify for the defense or for the prosecution.
According to “Merriam-Webster” (2011), “research is a studious inquiry or examination; especially: investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts, or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws.” The research process is flexible, involving different steps that work best together. Research requires a clear process to ensure that the research can be replicated and the outcome has verifiable results. The research process in criminology or criminal justice will help the individual in the following areas: • Help him or her gain proficiency in crime, criminology, and justice. • Understand the human experience and function of diversity in the study of criminal justice. • Help him or her develop skills in analysis, critical thinking, and synthesis of informational sources about criminal and social justice, and research.
Assignment 5: Criminal Justice Careers Professor Douglas CRJ 100: Introduction to Criminal Justice November 28, 2012 In a paragraph, describe the profession you have chosen. The profession I have chosen is detective. This profession usually is a career that is grown into from the career of police officer, and the responsibilities include investigating crimes and criminal activity. They may interview witnesses and suspects, gather physical evidence and write detailed reports of their findings to be used in the criminal justice process. This type of work can be physically and mentally demanding.
Research Process and Terminology Paper Rachael Gammill CJA 433/Research Methods in Criminal Justice October 3, 2011 Michael Walker Research Process and Terminology Paper Terminology and the Criminal Justice System hold a key to the basic understanding of concepts and prosecution of words. What this means is simply put to be able to transcribe knowledge with his or her words to the case at hand can make the difference whether the case is won or lost. Without being able to translate in the proper terminology the point taken can be lost in a simple mathematical formula given the Hypothesis based on the Criminal Justice System. The Hypothesis will be analyzed throughout the text and will be visited from a statistical point of view in how it determines how a case is handled. Including new terminology learned from the readings begins with the basics from the chapter discussions.
How is the research process and terminology in the criminal justice field related to you within your career path? How is new terminology helpful in assisting you and how is it affecting you when you are unaware? These questions often come to mind when considering taking on any research topic and doesn’t need to only apply to the criminal justice world. However that being said we will look further into the different types of terminologies that are related to the criminal justice field and just how the research process benefits those members of this field accordingly. The research process is very complex and pending the individual conducting the research it can take several steps from beginning to end.
Research Process Criminal justice professionals may appreciate that similar to catching a criminal, there are several methods or approaches to conducting research. Methods to the research process may differ considerably in the range covered by a study, the manner in which data is collected, and the overall procedure. While this may be true about the research process, one author suggests that it is common for research methods, predominantly quantitative studies, to follow a general process. Hagan’s (2010) study found the following: 1. Problem formulation.
Not only is this because of the different types of data that the researcher is aiming for but also the process that leads to it. In both research techniques the researcher will identify an area of interest or come up with a question, however in quantitative research the researcher will then develop this research question into a hypothesis. This method can be referred to as theory verification. That is starting with a theory, developing it into a hypothesis and then designing a study or research plan to test the hypotheses (Punch, 2005). In quantitative research the researcher is not going in blind as they might in qualitative, they have an idea of what they want to achieve and the sort of information they need to find in order to do so.
Belonce Djinara 3 Professor Sabah Alsafar English 1101 17 September 2013 Criminal Justice Careers There are many different types of careers in criminal justice, three interesting careers are: Police Officers, Homicide Detectives, and Office of Special Investigations. When you look at these three careers they are a lot alike but there are some differences in their duties. They are all part of serving and protecting the community. The skills needed for each may vary depending on how far you want to take your career in that field. I will discuss my interest in the careers as well as the details that pertain to each career.
Theoretical issues are important factors for influencing sociologists’ choice of method when deciding how to research a topic. Although, there are other factors that also have to be considered such as practical and ethical issues. Positivists believe that the method should produce information that is objective as possible but also produce data is representative and reliable that can then be used in statistics for government research but is collected through questionnaires and other quantitative methods. On the other hand, Interpretivists like to look at the qualitative data that includes structured/unstructured interviews and participant observation. This means that the research is more detailed and in depth, but is also more valid.
A sociologist that would argue this would be an Interpretivist. Reliability would also be that of a theoretical issue. This word is also known as replicability due to the fact that something is usually considered reliable if when the method is repeated, another researcher finds the same results. For example an experiment in science would be reliable if two researchers found the same results. Quantitative methods such as