CJA 345 CJA345 CJA/345 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – ARGOSY UNIVERSITY

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CJA 345 CJA345 CJA/345 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – ARGOSY UNIVERSITY

CJA 345 Module 1 Assignment 3 Juvenile Boot Camp Programs

CJA 345 Module 2 Assignment 2 Research Planning Matrix

CJA 345 Module 3 Assignment 2 LASA 1 Cultural, Ethical, and Other Considerations Impacting Research Efforts

CJA 345 Module 4 Assignment 2 Information Needs of Various Components of the Criminal Justice System

CJA 345 Module 5 Assignment 1 LASA 2 Communicating with Stakeholders and Other Constituents

CJA 345 CJA345 CJA/345 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – ARGOSY UNIVERSITY

CJA 345 Module 1 Assignment 3 Juvenile Boot Camp Programs

Centervale councilman Pete Parsimonious has received funding requests for two competing juvenile corrections boot camp programs and requires your assistance on how to evaluate program success through appropriate research. There is a general perception that one of the two programs is only marginally successful while the other succeeds through much lower recidivism rates. Of course, the director for each program cites the outstanding success of his or her program in the funding application but fails to provide any research data to support these claims.

The intent of this assignment is to help you refer to empirical-based observations that can be quantitative (e.g., expressed as numbers) or qualitative (e.g., expressed as objects, words, or pictures)—specifically, the assignment will help you understand why one boot camp excels over the other in statistical terms particularly relating to lower recidivism rates.

Tasks:

1. Conduct research related to juvenile justice boot camp programs using the Argosy University Online Library resources, the National Institute of Justice Data Collections, or the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Databases.
2. Look for potential pitfalls in boot camp programs. Select two articles from your research that have taken different approaches to evaluate boot camp programs.
3. Based on the programs you read about, prepare a memo. In the memo:
   1. Describe the research approaches and types of data that were utilized in each of the two studies.
   2. Identify any ethical issues Parsimonious should be concerned about as a city councilman making a recommendation to invest public funds in a program of this type. Provide the reason for your choice.
   3. Discuss whether either of these approaches should be recommended to Parsimonious and support your position based on the effectiveness and impact of the program. You might also comment on the setbacks or failure issues if reported in the studies you have chosen.
   4. Be sure to cite the resources you used in the APA style.

CJA 345 CJA345 CJA/345 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – ARGOSY UNIVERSITY

CJA 345 Module 2 Assignment 2 Research Planning Matrix

A matrix is a tool that can be used as a job aid in any number of positions within the criminal justice system. In this assignment, you will work with a matrix that will help you map out different types of research and identify when one or another research design might be useful. You will be able to use the completed matrix throughout the rest of this course as a quick reference when formulating a response for other course assignments.

Tasks:

Given below is the Research Planning Matrix.

The matrix lists six different research designs that have been identified by Kraska and Neuman (2008): survey, evaluation, existing document, experimental, historical, and interview. Each of the different research designs is defined for you. To complete the matrix, you must find an example of each type of research design. That is, you must find a journal article that fits into each category. In the Examples column of your matrix, place a web link or a citation in the APA format for each article. After you have located the articles, you must identify the data collection techniques used by each author, the quantitative and qualitative elements of each article, and the chief characteristics of each article. Please note that the first example, survey research, has been completed as an example.

• Access the Research Planning Matrix and review the topics to be addressed.
• Complete the matrix so that the end product compares the different research designs, data collection techniques, and quantitative and qualitative elements, as well as the chief characteristics of each research design.
• Prepare a synthesis statement that outlines the most significant similarities and differences observed among the items shown in the matrix.

You will submit two documents for this assignment: the completed Research Planning Matrix, which will be submitted as a Microsoft Excel worksheet, and a synthesis statement, which will be submitted as a Microsoft Word document.