Annotated Biliography
Department of Criminal Justice
Mid-Term Assignment
Due Thursday Night at 11:59PM
Instructions
For this assignment, you are to analyze three of the articles that you submitted with your annotated bibliography (please see feedback to your research questions assignment to assist with what literature is the most appropriate to use) and answer the following questions. Please paraphrase your answers and do simply copy word for word. This assignment is due on Thursday October 1, 2020 before 11:59PM. The purpose of this assignment is to guide you while you are reading a refereed journal article. As you read literature on your own topic, keep the following questions in mind.
1. What is the problem that the authors are addressing in the article? Why did the authors determine that the study was important? What concerns did the authors note when reviewing the literature related to their topic? (5-10 points)
2. Summarize the literature review (prior research). Use at least one paragraph (5-7 pages each) to address this answer. Hint: Read the entire section. Read it again. Take mental notes on paper…then start writing. (10-20 points)
3. How does the current study differ from similar studies done in the past? (10 points)
4. What are the research questions posed by the researchers? (10 points)
5. What are the dependent variables in the study? (10 points)
6. What are the independent variables in the study? (10 points)
7. How is this article beneficial to your study? (10 points)
8. What population data did the authors use to conduct the study? (10 points)
9. Cite the article using the APA format (So that I can look up the article for reference) (10 points)
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