CRIMINOLOGICAL

RESEARCH
REMINDERS
LEAH M. DONATO
REALIZATIONS

• What went right?

• What went wrong?
• What can be done?
GENERAL OBSERVATION DURING THE
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
1. UNIFORMITY OF THE FORMAT

• IMRAD technical aspects

• Citation
• Referencing
• For the mean time, we will use the format forwarded to you. However, I will be updating
the format for CRIMINOLOGY 8.
 • Times New Roman, font size #12
• 1.5 line space in between
sentences except when specified
• Paragraphs are justified and
Technical Aspect of indented
• Left Margin: 1.5 inches
the Paper • Top, right and bottom margin: 1
inch
• Paper size:  8.5” x 11”
 Pagination:  Top
Citation Format: right corner, •# of Tables: 5
indicated as header
Technical
Aspect of APA 6th or 7th
edition
1st page of the
manuscript, no
page shown
•# of figures: 5

the Paper
•Recommended
# of pages:  15-25
excluding
appendices
2. INTRODUCTION

• Provide strong points.

• Show that there is an existing problem
• THERE IS A NEED TO CONDUCT A STUDY
3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM/S

• The SOP is not aligned with the indicators that you included in your Interview Guide.
• Statistical Treatment is not aligned with the SOP.
• Ms. Judale Quianio- University Statistician
• 09993772464

• Knowledge of what your SOP wants to know.

4. INTERVIEW GUIDE

• Criminology 8
• The measurement of attitude/beliefs/ does not answer the SOP.
• Limited indicators. Too General.
5. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

• When identifying beneficiaries, include how your study will benefit them.
• It must conform with the SOP (Sir Batocong).
6. THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK
• Discuss the theories/concepts. Do not merely cut and paste.
• After the discussion, justify how these theories are the baseline of your research.
• Use your SOP as an anchor for determining theories applicable.
• The Paradigm of the Study. Shows how the research will be done.
7. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS

• When it is coming from you, that is operational definition of terms.

• If coming from books, that is plainly definition of terms.
• The terms are not related.
8. VERY LIMITED REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
• Use key words to search for related literatures.
• SOP- Use this as a basis for the researches to be reviewed.
• Google Scholar
9. METHODOLOGY

• Research Design was not properly discussed. What design is this? Why is this appropriate
for your study?
• Data Sources- Who, where and how?
• Data Collection- Include here the methods to be used since it is pandemic.
• Data Analysis- Statistical Treatment and Thematic Analysis
10. REFERENCES

• Have someone from your group to study APA 6th or 7th edition of citing and referencing.
OUTPUT
11. THE PRESENTATION AND Q AND A

• How will we address this?

FILES

• Your RP will be sent to the leaders.

• Tracking File
• Do not change the file name. Please have that as uniform in the final manuscript.
 TASKING FOR CRIMINOLOGY 8

• Leaders- Monitoring/ Collation/ Reporting

• Proofreading- There will be exchange of files at the start of our classes.
• The APA person/s- Assign someone to do this. He or She will also be the one to check the technical component
of your research including APA.
• The Communicator- Prepare the Letters, Have it be signed, and Sent to concerned agencies/ Do the follow up.
(Adviser, Me and Statistician)
• The Collectors- Prepare the Forms, Zoom conferencing, and data collection (All)
• Analysis (Everyone)
ANY QUESTIONS?