MICRO SYSTEM TOPIC: Delinquent Gangs The purpose of the Final Paper is to solve this Community Problem. Imagine that you are a researcher and are conducting a study to investigate a community problem. Using behavioral research principles, Delinquent Gangs a macro systems problem investigate and design a study to solve this community problem.
FINAL PAPER (PART 1)Introduction – This section should include a brief summary of the community problem that will be addressed, as well as the approach that will be used to investigate and solve the problem.
(PART 2)Statement of the problem – The purpose of this section is to specify the main research question and define the community problem in more depth analyzing why it is a problem. In addition, you will explain the problem-solving method you plan to employ and state your main hypothesis.
(PART 3)Literature Review – In this section, research findings pertaining to both the community problem and problem solving method need to be illustrated.
(PART 4)Methodology – Explain how your Final Paper will investigate the problem. How will the study be designed? How many participants will be involved in the study and how will they be recruited? How will data be collected? What statistics will be used to evaluate the data? Ethical considerations should be discussed to ensure that no unethical research is suggested.
(PART 5)Conclusions – This section should contain concluding remarks about any potential problems that might be encountered in conducting this research study. It should also include speculations on the potential results of the study.
References attached Hoeben, E. M., Osgood, D. W., Siennick, S. E., & Weerman, F. M. (2021). Hanging Out with the Wrong Crowd? The Role of Unstructured Socializing in Adolescents’ Specialization in Delinquency and Substance Use. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 37(1), 141-177. doi: 10.1007/s10940-019-09447-4 Pyrooz, D. C., Clark, K. J., Tostlebe, J. J., Decker, S. H., & Orrick, E. (2021). Gang Affiliation and Prisoner Reentry: Discrete-Time Variation in Recidivism by Current, Former, and Non-Gang Status. Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency, 58(2), 192–234. doi: 10.1177/0022427820949895 Walters, G. D. (2019). Gang Influence: Mediating the Gang–Delinquency Relationship With Proactive Criminal Thinking. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 46(7), 1044–1062. doi: 10.1177/0093854819831741 Walters, G. D. (2021). Explaining the drug-crime connection with peers, proactive criminal thinking, and victimization: Systemic, cognitive social learning, and person proximity mechanisms. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 35(3), 366–376. doi: 10.1037/adb0000606
