RESEARCH METHODS – CRIM
The focus of this week is understanding quantitative research methods, how and when they are used, and what the benefits of quantitative studies are. Using the research article for this week (Chapple & Crawford, 2019), respond to the following prompts (200 words minimum, per response). You can reference themes presented in both the textbook and article, with appropriate citations and summaries.
Chapple & Crawford (2019) study the mental impact of the justice system on individuals who were commercially sexually exploited (i.e., trafficked), in comparison to other individuals in the justice system. They do so using a quantitative research study using longitudinal data. Using what you learned this week, what are some of the advantages of disadvantages of quantitative research, when it comes to the authors’ topic?
The textbook this week illustrates how to interpret data tables (p. 196-199 of the text). Using Table 3 from the article (listed in the Appendix and displayed below), describe and discuss the findings of the study, as they relate to mental health and CSE victims/survivors.
PDF chapple & Crawford and PDF of table 3 below.
