Part I Problem or Objective
The topic is Gun Violence.
What do you want to study and why?
What is your hypothesis?
Why should we be concerned with this topic?
Does your study tie into any larger theory?
Does it have a practical significance?
How does it tie to a better understanding of crime or policy responses to crime?
Literature Review(Review at least 4 scholarly journal articles, these articles should be research-based) The literature review should show the relationship of your problem to previous research.
Briefly review the literature directly pertinent to your topic. In your reviews of prior research, emphasize the methodology and findings.
What theories address your problem?
What have other researchers found regarding your topic?
Are the findings consistent, or do past studies disagree?
Are there weaknesses or flaws with the past studies that your research can address?
What methods did they use?
What variables do other studies examine?
