In both criminal justice and security management fields, research is vital in determining the underlying cause of crime and the preventative measures necessary to deter crime and future threats. Research data helps to identify, confirm or possibly predict future criminal acts. When security research is conducted within private or government entities, authoritative figures can use the studies to not only plan a course of action, but to also lessen the bias and generalizations that usually occur.
Theory is an abstract testable idea based on observation. It may later be used in the formation of a hypothesis which undergoes testing to confirm or dispel the idea. Research is conducted in order to connect theory with empirical data. According to Bachman & Schutt (2012), both have a “mutually reinforcing relationship” (p.32). Theory shares a relationship with collected data in a continual loop. Researchers collect and examine through qualitative and quantitative methods to enrich their research and understand all data. Criminological research is furthered with inductive reasoning and specific data that develops into ideas or deductive reasoning which is an idea later supported through testing. (Bachman & Schutt, 2012) …show more content…
A profiler is trained to methodically review physical evidence left at the scene of a crime, interview witnesses, collect past investigative reports and slowly reconstruct the victim’s life as well as events leading up to the crime. This example illustrates the FBI’s use of inductive reasoning in order to solve complex investigations. (O'Toole,
Theory is an abstract testable idea based on observation. It may later be used in the formation of a hypothesis which undergoes testing to confirm or dispel the idea. Research is conducted in order to connect theory with empirical data. According to Bachman & Schutt (2012), both have a “mutually reinforcing relationship” (p.32). Theory shares a relationship with collected data in a continual loop. Researchers collect and examine through qualitative and quantitative methods to enrich their research and understand all data. Criminological research is furthered with inductive reasoning and specific data that develops into ideas or deductive reasoning which is an idea later supported through testing. (Bachman & Schutt, 2012) …show more content…
A profiler is trained to methodically review physical evidence left at the scene of a crime, interview witnesses, collect past investigative reports and slowly reconstruct the victim’s life as well as events leading up to the crime. This example illustrates the FBI’s use of inductive reasoning in order to solve complex investigations. (O'Toole,