Research Process, Methods, and Ethics in Criminology

Assessment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Main Body ......................................................................................................................................3
Process of research......................................................................................................................3
Research method of qualitative research along with strengths and weaknesses.........................3
Discuss ethics in research along with ethical issues need to consider by criminologist during
research.......................................................................................................................................4
Differences between qualitative and quantitative research.........................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
The current report provides detailed prospective about research along with process and
methods of research ( Hu and Gholizadeh, 2019). It comprises methods of qualitative research
with advantage and disadvantages. Further, several ethics that need to follow by researcher are
also discussed in the following report. Lastly, difference between qualitative and quantitative
methods also elaborated present report.
Main Body
Process of research
It is analysed that researchers undertakes a complete process in order to perform research
and draw meaningful conclusion (Friedlander, Heatherington and Escudero, 2016). Here
researcher, first identifies the research problem that need to be addressed throughout the project.
The whole project is based on this problem so it need to select carefully with due considerations.
After identification of problem, investigator go through with the literature review that comprise
results of previous studies on that particular topic. It is essential step as it provides ample of
information to researcher about previous findings, studies, results that eventually help to generate
better understanding about topic. Here, hypothesis, research questions that will proved by
researcher thorough the result of research. After this, investigator develops research design as per
which data is collected and interpreted. There are different types of designs are used in research
that affect the overall process. Lastly, researcher draw appropriate findings out of research
results in order to attain predefined objectives. At this stage, researcher draw appropriate
conclusion with available information to reach at achieve desired results. Therefore, researcher
go through with a complete process comprising several steps while conducting research to
address a particular problem in an efficient manner.
Research method of qualitative research along with strengths and weaknesses
Qualitative research is an essential approach of research which helps to get detailed
information on a particular topic. There are several methods such as interview, focus group,
observations and more included in qualitative research. Here, interview is consider as most
common way to gather necessary data for the purpose of research. In this, investigator interact
with single respondent at a time in order to collect appropriate data. It is analysed that these
interviews can be done over phone or with face to face interaction. Interview is conducted for on