Posted: November 30th, 2016

How would you conduct your research and what obstacles would you expect to encounter?

Consider the ethical issues in criminology concerning decisions criminologists must make: what to study, whom to study, and how to study the topic. Now apply your knowledge of these issues to a hypothetical research study.

Imagine you are tasked with studying drug and alcohol abuse at your college or university.

What research method would you employ? How would you conduct your research and what obstacles would you expect to encounter? Remember to provide credit to the sources used to support your arguments. For citation guidelines, please refer to the table in the APA Style section of the syllabus