Pre Proposal 1

Prepare a 7- to 8-page maximum (title page, criteria page, worksheet page, and references

extra) pre-proposal for applied research in a criminal justice area of interest to you.
Students may further develop a previously completed research project, such as one
undertaken in an undergraduate or previous research methods course. The Pre-Proposal
should have a title page (CJ 705 Reader, p. 2), followed by the Pre-Proposal Worksheet
(p. 3), followed by the pre-proposal. The pre-proposal, itself, should contain four
sections: (a) a Background section in which you provide a brief introduction to the topic;
(b) an explanation of the Theoretical Framework from which the research problem
derives, including a brief review of at least five closely related scholarly sources; (c) a
statement of the exact Research Question, possibly including or substituting Hypotheses;
and (d) an explanation of the Methodology of how this research would be conducted.
Your pre-proposal will be evaluated on three criteria: (a) overall importance, degree of
difficulty, clarity, and feasibility of the research concept; (b) articulation of the
Theoretical Framework and Methodology; (c) prose style, grammar, punctuation,
adherence to APA, and appropriate usage and handling of sources. For this assignment,
you are encouraged to have friends or colleagues review it prior to submission.
Alternatively, students may submit and have accepted a proposal to present applied
criminal justice research findings or, in the case of an already accepted proposal, actually

Format:

MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

(WITHOUT THESE, THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL/REPORT WILL BE

RETURNED FOR COMPLETION BEFORE READING):

______TITLE PAGE

______ABSTRACT

______TABLE OF CONTENTS (INCLUDING PAGE NUMBERS)

______CHAPTERS 1-5 (OR ALTERNATIVE APPROVED FORMAT)

______APPENDICES

______HUMAN SUBJECTS PROTECTION APPROVAL FORM

______REFERENCE LIST

CHECK FOR:

______ALL PAGES APPROPRIATELY NUMBERED FOLLOWING THE

ABSTRACT

______TITLE SAME IN ALL PLACES

______PAGE NUMBERS IN TABLE OF CONTENTS MATCH THE TEXT

______TABLES ON SEPARATE PAGES FOLLOWING FIRST MENTION IN TEXT

______DATE ON TITLE PAGES REFLECT THE GRADUATION DATE

______MARGINS—1 1/2 INCH LEFT; 1 INCH—TOP (1 INCH TO PAGE NUMBER),

RIGHT, AND BOTTOM

______REFERENCES IN APA FORMAT (OR ALTERNATIVE FORMAT)

______ HANGING INDENT (APA FIFTH ED.)

______ USE “&” NOT “AND”

______DESCRIPTIVE DATA IN TABLES—ONE DECIMAL POINT BEYOND

THAT OF THE RAW DATA

______GRAMMAR/PUNCTUATION

______USE .” NOT ”.

______ALL CITATION DATES MATCH REFERENCE LIST

______LAST NAMES ONLY IN TEXT

______REMEMBER:

Smith et al. (p. 45, 1996) said . . .

. . . (Dunn et al., 1981).

. . . (e.g., Guthrie, 1996).

. . . (as cited in Smith, 1996)

Please read :

The topic used in Pre-proposal worksheet needs to be refined and focus on one element of the training process, I think the average age for new recruits, or the average age of current police in for example : NYPD and London Police. Just focus on one topic,

Exclude using survey methods for this project due to the vast numbers of police between both agencies and the distance and focus more on available literature online