The subject I based my articles on was crime on college campuses. The first article I chose is called College Student Victims and Reporting Crime to the Police. A quick summary about this article is that crime reporting is a big problem on college campuses because people often do not like to report crimes. The article is based on a survey conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada and talks about the results from the findings and what determines people to report a crime.
As stated the bases of this article is based on a survey and its findings. Surveys are an important aspect to quantitative methods. There are several aspects in this article that makes up the methodology. The survey was done from a systematic random sample of college students that were …show more content…
The primary goal is to understand why property crime happens on campuses and tries to develop hypotheses to explain it. The research takes place at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2011 the campus consisted of roughly 17,500 students and the campus has a medical facility that includes several hospitals and clinics. The campus can have about 50,000-70,000 vehicles per day traveling to and from the medical center to the campus. The non-medical side of the campus includes classes, recreational buildings, and housing dorms. The researchers obtained reports of property theft from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department from January 1st, 2007 through December 31st, 2008. Since this research is based on qualitative methods the methodology is different. Before they conducted their research they came up with five different hypotheses. To test these hypotheses, they tested it based on the location of both medical and non-medical buildings and the seasons of the year. They created a code based on the time of the day, the day of the week, and the different seasons of the year. They were able to do this by using a crime map and inserting their different data. The study is done in a longitudinal research design because it was done at different points in time, specifically over two years of data …show more content…
There are several ways you can post a survey whether it is online, in schools, over the phone, or in person. The results are also quick to obtain and you can select which people should participate in it. There are several weaknesses to quantitative research. When it comes to personal subjects that include physical abuse or illegal activities some people may not be as honest in surveys. Sometimes it can be time consuming and expensive. It can also be bias if the people selected are not randomized or the location of the survey can affect the
As stated the bases of this article is based on a survey and its findings. Surveys are an important aspect to quantitative methods. There are several aspects in this article that makes up the methodology. The survey was done from a systematic random sample of college students that were …show more content…
The primary goal is to understand why property crime happens on campuses and tries to develop hypotheses to explain it. The research takes place at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In 2011 the campus consisted of roughly 17,500 students and the campus has a medical facility that includes several hospitals and clinics. The campus can have about 50,000-70,000 vehicles per day traveling to and from the medical center to the campus. The non-medical side of the campus includes classes, recreational buildings, and housing dorms. The researchers obtained reports of property theft from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Police Department from January 1st, 2007 through December 31st, 2008. Since this research is based on qualitative methods the methodology is different. Before they conducted their research they came up with five different hypotheses. To test these hypotheses, they tested it based on the location of both medical and non-medical buildings and the seasons of the year. They created a code based on the time of the day, the day of the week, and the different seasons of the year. They were able to do this by using a crime map and inserting their different data. The study is done in a longitudinal research design because it was done at different points in time, specifically over two years of data …show more content…
There are several ways you can post a survey whether it is online, in schools, over the phone, or in person. The results are also quick to obtain and you can select which people should participate in it. There are several weaknesses to quantitative research. When it comes to personal subjects that include physical abuse or illegal activities some people may not be as honest in surveys. Sometimes it can be time consuming and expensive. It can also be bias if the people selected are not randomized or the location of the survey can affect the