Criminological research and statistics/ by Mercedes A. Foronda

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Criminological Research and Statistics.-- Definition of Research.-- Importance of Research to Human Kind.-- Purposes and Goals of Research.-- Characterizing a Good Research.-- Classification of Research.-- Following the Scientific Method of Research.-- Steps in Making Research.-- Designing the Study.-- Elements of a Research Problem.-- Guidelines in the Selection of a Research Problem or Topic.-- Three (3) Major Research Methods; a. Historical Research, b. Descriptive Research, c. Experimental Research.-- Descriptive Method.-- Ways of Obtaining Descriptive Information.-- The Extent of Use of Descriptive Method.-- Advantages, Disadvantages and Cautions in the Use of Descriptive Method.-- Summary of Descriptive Research.-- Principles of the Scientific Methods.-- Different Types of Papers and Research Reports.-- Purposes in Writing a Term Paper.-- Choosing a Topic for a Term Paper.-- Collect/Gathering Information for the Term Paper.-- Organizing the Materials.-- Writing the Term Paper.-- Revising the Term Paper.-- Research Design.-- Variables in Research Design.-- Hypothesis.-- Chapter 1: The Problem and its Background.-- Chapter 2: The Review of Related Literature.-- Chapter 3: Methodology and Research Design.-- Chapter 4: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data.-- Chapter 5: Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations.-- Sample on How to Prepare Thesis and/or Dissertation.