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Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 3rd Edition by Michael Maxfield, William Pasewark, Earl Babbie,Scott Pasewark
Edition 3ISBN: 978-1133714798Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 3rd Edition by Michael Maxfield, William Pasewark, Earl Babbie,Scott Pasewark
Edition 3ISBN: 978-1133714798 Exercise 2
Briefly discuss examples of descriptive research and explanatory research about changes in crime rates in some major city.
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Descriptive research:
Descriptive research studies the important features and the scope of a particular subject. The researchers undertake descriptive research to study the extent of crime occurrence in the city. It observes a particular area of research and provides details of the observation.
Explanatory research:
Explanatory research explains the reasons for the existence of a particular subject. The researchers undertake explanatory research to study the reasons for the prevalence of crime in the city. It describes the research findings in detail and provides justification for the findings. Thus, explanatory research explains the reasons for the occurrence of crime.
Example for descriptive research:
The following table illustrates the crime statistics for City N. The table gives a description about the different category of crimes. It helps in understanding the status of crime in City N. The table below shows a decreasing trend of crime in City N. It does not explain the reason for the decreasing crime rates.
Example for explanatory research:
Explanatory research provides reasons for the fall in crime rates, in City N. The research finds the following two reasons for the decrease in crime rates:
• Rigorous policing
• City N adopted broken window approach to reduce crimes. The officials in City N believed that controlling minor crimes would reduce violent crimes.
Conclusion:
Descriptive research gives detailed statistics about the crime rates in City N. The table shows a decreasing trend in crime rates but it does not provide the reason for the decreasing trend. Therefore, it is necessary to rely on explanatory research, to understand the reason for the decrease in crime rates.
Descriptive research studies the important features and the scope of a particular subject. The researchers undertake descriptive research to study the extent of crime occurrence in the city. It observes a particular area of research and provides details of the observation.
Explanatory research:
Explanatory research explains the reasons for the existence of a particular subject. The researchers undertake explanatory research to study the reasons for the prevalence of crime in the city. It describes the research findings in detail and provides justification for the findings. Thus, explanatory research explains the reasons for the occurrence of crime.
Example for descriptive research:
The following table illustrates the crime statistics for City N. The table gives a description about the different category of crimes. It helps in understanding the status of crime in City N. The table below shows a decreasing trend of crime in City N. It does not explain the reason for the decreasing crime rates.
Example for explanatory research: Explanatory research provides reasons for the fall in crime rates, in City N. The research finds the following two reasons for the decrease in crime rates:
• Rigorous policing
• City N adopted broken window approach to reduce crimes. The officials in City N believed that controlling minor crimes would reduce violent crimes.
Conclusion:
Descriptive research gives detailed statistics about the crime rates in City N. The table shows a decreasing trend in crime rates but it does not provide the reason for the decreasing trend. Therefore, it is necessary to rely on explanatory research, to understand the reason for the decrease in crime rates.
Basics of Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 3rd Edition by Michael Maxfield, William Pasewark, Earl Babbie,Scott Pasewark
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