Bureau of Justice Statistics
Go to the Bureau of Justice Statistics website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ (Links to an external site.). Browse the BJS publications for a topic that interests you. Pick a topic from the listings and write a short outline regarding the topic you chose: e.g., statistics, including how the data were collected, and other relevant statistical information: (research method: quantitative/qualitative/mixed, unit of analysis (individual, group, institutional), how was the data analyzed, what type of sample was obtained (sample size, random probability, non-probability sample), interpretive framework used, shortcomings of statistics)? Can you guess the interpretive framework assumptions of the research you chose in BJS website?