Description
This is a capstone course in which the student is assisted in completing the thesis requirement. Students will either conduct independent research or complete an independent policy project. In consultation with a faculty member, the student will identify an appropriate topic for research/policy change in the field of Criminal Justice, put the topic/policy selected in the form of a research question or questions, prepare an annotated bibliography of relevant research using scientific journals and/or law journals, select appropriate research methods/evaluative methods suitable to completing a thesis/policy change, and submit a comprehensive research/policy change plan in the form of a Thesis Proposal. Those doing research will complete their research as a requirement for the class. Those doing a policy change will, to the extent possible, implement the change and evaluate. Both the research and policy project require a paper to be completed. Students will demonstrate their project