CJ525 Unit4 DQ   TOPIC #1: The Research Literature Review   Part I: Describe the systematic search process you will use to locate prior research that is “on point” or related to the specific problem you are studying

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Unit4 DQ

 

TOPIC #1: The Research Literature Review

 

Part I: Describe the systematic search process you will use to locate prior research that is “on point” or related to the specific problem you are studying. Note, a prior study does not have to have been conducted in the same agency or community that you are proposing to use, but should be conducted in the United States to be applicable to criminal justice, homeland security, or emergency management in this country. Include the following in your description:

· Remind others of the problem you are researching.

· What online search tools are available for use in locating studies?

· What keywords will you search for to locate relevant studies?

· How will you locate original research studies as opposed to literature reviews or general information sources?

· How will you locate prior studies reported in peer-reviewed journals?

Part II: This week’s readings discuss strategies for critically reviewing published studies and drafting a literature review. Review a table that presents an  overview of four studies examining use of the Incident Command System . After reviewing the information presented in the table, explain how you would critically analyze the research studies, integrating reference to the unit readings. Discuss noted strengths and weaknesses in the studies. What themes might you identify and discuss as major subject areas when summarizing the main findings from the research?

 

Respond Kindly to Student #1

 

Samer Silva

 

The systematic search process that I will use to locate prior research is through peer reviewed sources that meet the criteria that is acceptable to use. The specific sources I have obtained were through ProQuest and the Purdue library where I filtered out time frames such as the last ten years so it is relevant and also through peer reviewed journals that were not law journals. The problem I am researching is domestic violence within police agencies and how training can help fight this issue. Some keywords that I will use or have used to locate relevant studies have been "domestic violence", "domestic violence training" and "domestic violence in police" which all bring up sources which I can then skim through and filter. Locating original research studies will be conducted through finding original work published by the author themselves which I will filter through by excluding any reviews that cite the authors original work, just like finding other studies through online search tools like our Purdue library. The same goes for prior studies reported in peer-reviewed journals, ProQuest is the main search engine that I utilize, specifically the criminal justice database one. 

After review of the table, critically analyzing the research studies and referencing the unit readings, I can distinguish strengths and weaknesses in the studies presented. Ayiro highlights how to evaluate material and what to look for which includes the credentials of the author, does the author review relevant literature, it is written in an objective viewpoint, is the argument logically organized, is it written from a practice-based perspective and other important questions (Ayiro, 2012 p. 124-125). Critically analyzing the research studies presented, I would look at these questions and see if they are answered and how the author presents the information. For example, Bigley and Roberts looked at a specific county in California where qualitative research was conducted and the county was successful in response to wildfire which shows promise in the research sampling and was not random as it was non-probability in nature but it only looked at one county in California which shows that there could be a variance in nature when conducting other research samples in that geographical area such as different culture and viewpoints of individuals working with wildfire response. Buck outlined the strength of focusing on nine different hazard events and compared and contrasted both the universal level of acceptance and effectiveness and the separate level which shows when views are shared, it is more effective and on an universal level, it is not. A weakness is this study could be not sampling all individuals that worked for FEMA and only those that have differing viewpoints as the sampling was small. Jensen and Yoon shows a strength of a medium size sampling but a weakness is the translation of how the findings were explained by the status of volunteers which could show bias and why the views were not positive for the study participants. Lastly, Moynihan was successful in study as it was done under an umbrella scope where a lot of sampling was done where no sizing pool was mentioned, but a drawback of this all was how the interorganizational coordination was not explained in detail of how many subjects were sampled as it could vary from one branch to another. A theme I may identify as a major subject area when summarizing the findings from the research is the effectiveness of ICS in varying situations. 

References:

Ayiro, L. P. (2012). A functional approach to educational research methods and statistics: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press.

 

 

Respond Kindly to Student #2

 

Blake Carter

Part One

My research proposal has to deal with the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for use along the Mexico–United States border. However, more specifically the objective is to determine if UAVs can result in safer and more efficient patrolling for Border Patrol Agents. For the bulk of my research I used the Purdue Library. UAVs are a newer trend that became prevalent after 9/11 as a way of gathering intelligence and conducting surveillance and reconnaissance (Fuhrmann & Horowitz, 2017, p. 397). This means a couple of things for my study. The majority of the research done will be current information from within the decade. However, since UAVs are still an emerging technology this means that the information will change rapidly and something even a few years ago might not be relevant. A prime example of this is cost. A decade ago the primary user was the government. However, nowadays anyone can get a recreational drone for use. Conducting research on an emergence technology is interesting in a lot of ways. There will not be as much information as other subjects, yet the information you do find is generally up to date. It also leaves the door opened to new studies that have not been looked into because the technology is new and is still rapidly changing.

Part Two

            Three of the studies use a qualitative approach while one uses quantitative. When it comes to the subject material I do believe that a qualitative approach is sounder because the use of an ICS during an emergency is not something that can be precisely measured. There are many variables one would have to take into account that would favor a qualitative approach. For instance, Jensen and Yoon (2011) used a quantitative approach to determine if an ICS was useful for North Dakota Firefighters. The conclusion of the study resulted in a poor attitudes towards an ICS. However, how was this conclusion reached? Did they just conduct a questionnaire regarding an ICS to North Dakota Firefighters? Moreover, they stated that volunteers and rural areas may explain their findings. In my view, a qualitative approach would have been more beneficial because you are trying to find the underlying reasons and motivations on why North Dakotans Firefighters do no prefer the use of an ICS. One of the strengths of a qualitative study is that it can uncover trends and this would have been useful since there is a trend that shows North Dakotans Firefighters not preferring the use of an ICS.

Reference

Fuhrmann, M., & Horowitz, M. C. (2017). Droning on: Explaining the proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles. International Organization, 397-418.

 

Respond Kindly to Student #3

 

Jeffery Bailey

 

Hello All

Systematic reviews are the gold standard for making clinical recommendations. They serve as an objective, comprehensive review of a particular topic, which, due to a standardized process, should be completely reproducible (Duong, 2016). The systematic approach system I will use to approach my topic of “Inmate early release due to the COVID-19 Pandemic” will be, to first identify the problem at hand, and then investigate the ways this issue may be resolved. I will question the facts and investigate the fiction surrounding my topic. I will use the strategy of researching and investigating articles that have been published by subject matter experts, such as medical experts, criminal justice experts, and corrections administration. COVD-19 researchers. The execution of my studies and the research strategy will be to use research engines and online publications to investigate this topic. I will assess the quality of the material and decide if the researchers approached their views from a purely factual basis or did the researcher allow certain biases to dilute and distort their research. Once I have assessed the research, I will use the presentation model of, state the problem, investigate the cause of the problem, investigate the effects of the problem, and most of all research a possible solution to the issue.