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Explain how the sample size, sample characteristics, and sample selection influenced the results of the study and why.

Assignment 4 Review Chapter 6 in your course text, Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. Pay particular attention to when and where surveys are used in forensic research and the importance of representative sampling. Review the selected pages of Appendix B in your course text, Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences. Pay close attention to […]

Explain what educational skills and training were necessary to solve this case.

Scientific Method Analysis Career Relevance-Forensic Data Analysis In the field of criminal investigations, you may be asked to analyze forensic data. Imagine you are employed as a private investigator, and you are asked to present to your colleagues the information on a scientific method used in your selected case. Create a 10- to 12-slide PPT presentation […]

Compare and contrast common perceptions to the realities of forensic science.

Is It All Good and True? Evaluate the evolution of forensic science. Identify examples of scientific methods that have been disproven. Explain the peer review process. Compare and contrast common perceptions to the realities of forensic science. Explain the CSI effect. Evaluate what impact the CSI effect has or does not have on the forensic […]

Describe the skills and mindset needed to apply deductive reasoning. Summarize the process of evaluating an argument through validity, truth, and soundness.

Wk 2 – Deductive Reasoning in Investigations Deductive reasoning is a problem-solving process that investigators use to piece together a crime in order to reach a logical conclusion. Law enforcement officers use deductive reasoning as one of the core components for generating theories, forming hypotheses, and connecting the evidence. In this assignment, you explore the […]

Discuss the impact of visual aids in the courtroom and how they assist in explaining forensic science to the jury.

Research Paper Students will write a scholarly paper that is a minimum of 6-8 pages in length (6-8 pages excluding the title page, abstract, and reference page). Format is to follow the most recent edition of the Manual of the American Psychological Association. References may be found in the APUS library or search engines such […]

Did you learn something about the nature of research that you did not know before? If so, what was it?

8-3 Short Paper: What My Research Taught Me Now, you have completed the assignment, whereby you created a casestudy using peer‐reviewed articles in forensic psychology and compiled itfor your classmates. Reflect on the process in a short paper. Make sure youanswer these questions:Did you learn something about the nature of research that you did notknow […]

Describe two forensic psychology professional roles.Analyze the impact of each role in both an internal context (i.e., within the police department) and an external context (i.e., outside the police department—n eighborhoods, schools, etc.). Be specific and provide examples.

Post a brief description of two forensic psychology professional roles. Then, analyze the impact of each role in both an internal context (i.e., within the police department) and an external context (i.e., outside the police department—n eighborhoods, schools, etc.). Be specific and provide examples.