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Help in formulating a research question on the subject of crime deterrence. [7]
I have managed to find good sources of information regarding jurisdictional waiver, juvenile transfer, and concurrent jurisdiction. Do you think a research question of, "Has jurisdictional waiver been a deterrence to juvenile criminal behavior" is too broad, and/or has that research question been satisfactorily answered? If so, what would be a good way to narrow the research question to make it more workable and original?
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Help in formulating a research question on the subject of crime deterrence. [7]
Thank you for your input. I never even considered jurisdictional waiver as a form of criminal deterrence. I guess that I always assumed that every state had the ability to prosecute juvenile offenders as adults. I will do some research to see if I can find which states do/don't have these waivers and see if I can find some significant statistical data on the recidivism rates in those individual states. Do you happen to know if there is data out there regarding the recidivism of
specific individuals who have been prosecuted and sentenced under these types of waivers? That could make for an interesting study. Again, thanks a lot for the help!
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Help in formulating a research question on the subject of crime deterrence. [7]
I need to get started writing an EMPIRICAL research paper for a political science class. The general topic I am writing about is criminal justice with a possible emphasis on capital punishment and/or deterrence. I was originally going to go with a research question looking in to whether or not capital punishment is a deterrent to homicide but after looking into it, it seems that question has been asked (and answered) to death. Any ideas on a research question revolving around deterrence (whether it involves capital punishment or not) that is fresh and interesting, but one that would still have an ample amount of possible sources?
This paper will be 15-20 pages in length and is for a senior course at the undergraduate level. I must come up with an original hypothesis and include several references from scholarly peer-reviewed sources. Thanks in advance!
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