Potential research areas that have valid academic journal articles.  No topics concerning the military will be allowed due to the lack of literature written about topics in the military.  YOU MUST DEAL WITH TYPES OF PEOPLE..NOT CRIMES OR OTHER CONCEPTS THAT ARE HARD TO MEASURE. 1.  domestic violence offenders 2.  domestic violence victims 3.  sex offenders 4.   victims of any type of crime 5.  juvenile delinquents 4.  serial murderers 5.  criminals in general 6.  any other types of people that fall into the criminal justice system NOTE;  IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING AND YOU ARE WORKING FOR A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY, THEN I MAY APPROVE YOUR RESEARCH IF YOU CAN GET REAL DATA FROM YOUR AGENCY..JUST NO TOPICS DEALING WITH DUI SINCE THAT IS MY EXAMPLE THAT I AM USING.  LET ME KNOW..DON'T JUST SURPRISE ME or you could end up with a zero for this project.  If you want to do observational research, send me an email and we can talk about it. ALSO IF YOU ARE TAKING THIS CLASS FOR THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME, YOU MAY NOT RESUBMIT YOUR PRIOR PAPER..YOU MUST SELECT A NEW TOPIC AND DO AN ENTIRELY NEW PROJECT. ALSO YOU DO NOT HAVE APPROVAL TO COLLECT REAL DATA.  THIS IS A PRETEND PROJECT AND YOU WILL MAKE UP YOUR DATA.  YOU CAN COLLECT REAL DATA WHEN YOU GET TO GRADUATE SCHOOL. THIS PAPER IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SCIENTIFIC METHODS RESEARCH PROJECT AND IS NOT TO BE COPIED AND USED AS YOUR OWN WORK.  THIS IS INTENDED TO ASSIST YOU ONLY AS A GUIDE AND TO SHOW YOU WHAT A FINISHED PROJECT WILL OR RATHER SHOULD LOOK LIKE.   THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PROJECT WILL BE THE TITLE PAGE TITLE OF PROJECT BY:  (your name) CLASS:  CJ3375DL (term ?) anything else you want to add TABLE OF CONTENTS I.GOAL STATEMENT, VARIABLES, QUESTIONSP. # II.HYPOTHESES/THEORIESP. # III.SAMPLING PROCEDUREP. # IV.COVER LETTERP. # V.QUESTIONNAIREP. # VI.LITERATURE REVIEWP. #’s VII.DATA ANALYSISP. #’s VIII.RESEARCH FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONP. # IX.PROBLEMS ENCOUNTEREDP. # X.REFERENCE LISTP. # Double space this page and don’t forget to add your page numbers in I.INTRODUCTION GOAL STATEMENT:  To find out who gets arrested for Driving Under the Influence more often in the State of Florida. INDEPENDENT VARIABLES:  needs five variables Gender Select five  and relate the variable to the goal statement..I gave you one .already .you select four more RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1.What gender is arrested more often for DUI? 2. 3. 4. 5. **NOTE:  THESE QUESTIONS ARE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ARE ASKING YOURSELF AT THIS POINT ABOUT YOUR TOPIC...THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW.   ALSO THIS IS ALL THAT GOES ON THIS PAGE! *NOTE:  YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SELECT THE TOPIC OF DUI ARRESTS...THIS IS TO BE USED AS AN EXAMPLE ONLY...DO NOT COPY! II.HYPOTHESES/THEORIES H1:MALES ARE ARRESTED MORE OFTEN FOR DUI THAN FEMALES. T1:The possible theory surrounding this hypothesis is because possibly more men frequent drinki.

1. Potential research areas that have valid academic journal
articles. No topics concerning the military will be allowed due
to the lack of literature written about topics in the military.
YOU MUST DEAL WITH TYPES OF PEOPLE..NOT CRIMES
OR OTHER CONCEPTS THAT ARE HARD TO MEASURE.
1. domestic violence offenders
2. domestic violence victims
3. sex offenders
4. victims of any type of crime
5. juvenile delinquents
4. serial murderers
5. criminals in general
6. any other types of people that fall into the criminal justice
system
NOTE; IF YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING AND YOU ARE
WORKING FOR A CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY, THEN I
MAY APPROVE YOUR RESEARCH IF YOU CAN GET REAL
DATA FROM YOUR AGENCY..JUST NO TOPICS DEALING
WITH DUI SINCE THAT IS MY EXAMPLE THAT I AM
USING. LET ME KNOW..DON'T JUST SURPRISE ME or you
could end up with a zero for this project. If you want to do
observational research, send me an email and we can talk about
it. ALSO IF YOU ARE TAKING THIS CLASS FOR THE
SECOND OR THIRD TIME, YOU MAY NOT RESUBMIT
YOUR PRIOR PAPER..YOU MUST SELECT A NEW TOPIC
AND DO AN ENTIRELY NEW PROJECT.

2. ALSO YOU DO NOT HAVE APPROVAL TO COLLECT REAL
DATA. THIS IS A PRETEND PROJECT AND YOU WILL
MAKE UP YOUR DATA. YOU CAN COLLECT REAL DATA
WHEN YOU GET TO GRADUATE SCHOOL.
THIS PAPER IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SCIENTIFIC METHODS
RESEARCH PROJECT AND IS NOT TO BE COPIED AND
USED AS YOUR OWN WORK. THIS IS INTENDED TO
ASSIST YOU ONLY AS A GUIDE AND TO SHOW YOU
WHAT A FINISHED PROJECT WILL OR RATHER SHOULD
LOOK LIKE.
THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PROJECT WILL BE THE TITLE
PAGE
TITLE OF PROJECT

3. BY: (your name)
CLASS: CJ3375DL (term ?)
anything else you want to add
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.GOAL STATEMENT, VARIABLES, QUESTIONSP. #
II.HYPOTHESES/THEORIESP. #
III.SAMPLING PROCEDUREP. #

4. IV.COVER LETTERP. #
V.QUESTIONNAIREP. #
VI.LITERATURE REVIEWP. #’s
VII.DATA ANALYSISP. #’s
VIII.RESEARCH FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONP. #
IX.PROBLEMS ENCOUNTEREDP. #
X.REFERENCE LISTP. #
Double space this page and don’t forget to add your page
numbers in

5. I.INTRODUCTION
GOAL STATEMENT: To find out who gets arrested for
Driving Under the Influence more often in the State of Florida.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES: needs five variables
Gender
Select five and relate the variable to the goal statement..I gave
you one .already .you select four more
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.What gender is arrested more often for DUI?
2.

6. 3.
4.
5.
**NOTE: THESE QUESTIONS ARE QUESTIONS THAT YOU
ARE ASKING YOURSELF AT THIS POINT ABOUT YOUR
TOPIC...THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW.
ALSO THIS IS ALL THAT GOES ON THIS PAGE!
*NOTE: YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SELECT THE TOPIC
OF DUI ARRESTS...THIS IS TO BE USED AS AN EXAMPLE
ONLY...DO NOT COPY!
II.HYPOTHESES/THEORIES

7. H1:MALES ARE ARRESTED MORE OFTEN FOR DUI THAN
FEMALES.
T1:The possible theory surrounding this hypothesis is because
possibly more men frequent drinking establishments after
working long hours and due to the stress of their home lives
may be inclined to drink more than females thus encountering
law enforcement more often while driving home; and therefore
will be arrested more often than females.
You need a hypothesis and theory for each one of your
variables..a theory is an explanation of why you believe your
statement to be true.
*NOTE: YOU WOULD CONTINUE ON CREATING
HYPOTHESES AND THEORIES FOR EACH OF YOUR
VARIABLES....KEEP THESE IN THE SAME ORDER AS
YOUR VARIABLES AND QUESTIONS. BASICALLY TURN
YOUR QUESTIONS INTO STATEMENTS OF FACT.

8. III.SAMPLING PROCEDURE
This research project is being conducted to find out what types
of demographic factors are involved with those who are arrested
most often for driving under the influence of alcohol within the
State of Florida. This research will be descriptive in nature. I
intend to take a random sample of all DUI arrests per county.
This will be done via a computer selection process after all
data is entered into a data analysis program such as SPSS or
Excel. Due to the accessibility and availability of all police
reports through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and

9. various departmental agencies, a cover letter will be sent to all
agencies within the State after obtaining prior approvals
through governing bodies. Once approvals are received, then
data collection will begin. The time frame for collection and
analysis will be approximately one year. Questionnaires will
be mailed to the Chiefs of Police and County Sheriff's so they
know what data is required for analysis. I intend to review all
DUI arrest data for a period for a period of one year. I will
gather demographic data concerning gender, race, age, marital
status, educational level, employment status, prior DUI
convictions/arrests and any other pertinent data that will assist
me in this project.
This project is intended to assist law enforcement, corrections,
the judicial system and drug and alcohol treatment centers by
targeting and hopefully arriving at a profile for those who may
be inclined to drink and drive or perhaps have alcohol related
problems. This project will be published in an academic as
well as trade journal in order to provide future assistance in
treating those who have problems and may be inclined to drink,
drive and become a hazard on our roadways.
"Based on a sample size of _________, this produces a sampling
error of ________% based on a _______% confidence interval"
(Babbie, 1989, p.A32).
***NOTE: THIS IS HOW YOUR SAMPLING PROCEDURE
SHOULD BE LAID OUT...DOUBLE SPACED. (Don’t copy
mine word for word either yours will be different depending on
where you get your data from.
IV.COVER LETTER
DATE: (make up this information for an agency etc.)

10. Name of Addressee
Address
City, State, Zip
Attn:
RE: Research Proposal
Dear Sir/Madam:
Hello, my name is ( your name) and I am conducting a research
project concerning demographic information on the types of
people who are arrested for DUI most often within the State of
Florida. This research is being conducted in order to assist
other agencies, the law enforcement and criminal justice
community in order to understand the types of people who drink
and drive. This research will be published nationally and I will
be happy to furnish you a copy of the results. I have enclosed a
copy of the approval from the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement and Attorney General's office in Tallahassee for
your review also. I would appreciate your assistance in my data
collection and am requesting all data concerning DUI arrests
made for the year 1999-2000. I have also enclosed for your
convenience a copy of the questionnaire which discusses what
information is needed and the format for such information.
Also enclosed for your convenience is a self-addressed
envelope.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me
at the phone number provided on this letterhead or via my email
address. Thanking you in advance for your cooperation in this
very important research project.

11. Respectfully,
Your name
Title,
Enclosures (2)
**NOTE THIS IS HOW A FORMAL LETTER IS TO BE
DESIGNED. OBVIOUSLY YOURS WILL MAKE DIFFERENT
STATEMENTS DEPENDING ON YOUR PROJECT!
V.QUESTIONNAIRE
This questionnaire is designed to obtain the most accurate
response concerning the issue of Driving Under the Influence
and the characteristics of those who have been arrested for DUI.
Please take a moment and fill out the following. Thank you.
INSTRUCTIONS: Please circle the most appropriate response
to each question.
1.What is your gender?
a.maleb.female
2.
You will have questions for each of your variables and

12. obviously a question that applies to your goal statement also.
*NOTE: THIS QUESTIONNAIRE WOULD BE WHAT YOU
WOULD GIVE OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL IF YOU WERE
COLLECTING YOUR OWN DATA.
VII.LITERATURE REVIEW
This section would contain a brief of the journal article that you
read. A literature review tells you what other research has been
done on your topic. This literature review must be done in APA
format and is basically a article brief. You are telling me what
another person has said.
You must use only academic journals...not newspapers, Time
Magazine, books, internet, etc. IT MUST BE AN ACADEMIC
SOURCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN FULL CREDIT.

13. See below for example:
Article #1
Upon review of the article entitled "Stages of Change and Self-
Efficacy for Controlling Drinking and Driving: A Psychometric
Analysis" in the Journal of Addictive Behaviors, by Elizabeth
Wells-Parker, Marsha Williams, Patricia Dill and Deric Kenne
(1998), volume 23, number 3, it was found that motivation to
change and self-efficacy appear as interim measures of DUI
intervention programs (p.353).
*NOTE: AT THIS POINT, YOU CONTINUE ON AND TELL
ME WHAT THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT...BASICALLY, YOU
ARE BRIEFING THE ARTICLE IN APPROXIMATELY TWO
TO THREE PAGES DOUBLE SPACED, APA FORMAT. YOU
ARE TELLING ME WHAT THE RESEARCHERS FOUND AND
HOW THIS APPLIES TO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.
*** I WOULD PUT ONE ARTICLE ON EACH PAGE RATHER
THAN COMBINING BOTH ARTICES INTO ONE MAJOR
BRIEF. ****
IX.DATA ANALYSIS
** PUT ONE DATA TABLE AND YOUR ANALYSIS ON
EACH PAGE....DO NOT COMBINE DATA TABLES
TOGETHER.
DISTRIBUTION OF GENDER AND DUI ARRESTS
DUI Arrests
Males 1200(60%)

14. Females 800 (40%)
Totals2000 (100%)
The above Table supports Hypothesis H1 which states that more
males are arrested for DUI than females. The data suggests
that out of a total of 2000 samples, 60% were males.
*** at this point you are probably thinking...heck I have tons of
room left over. Basically the room is there in case you want to
put in tables, bar graphs, pie charts or other illustrations. THIS
IS NOT A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE EXTRA...ALL I WANT
IS TO SEE YOUR DATA TABLE AND YOUR BRIEFLY
WRITTEN ANALYSIS.
You will have one data table for each hypothesis/theory
X.RESEARCH FINDINGS/CONCLUSION (separate page)
Discuss your findings and if you supported your hypotheses,
etc.
XI.PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED (separate page)
discuss what problems you encountered with obtaining your
data if any..make something up because in real research you’d
have tons of problems.
XII.REFERENCES (separate page)
APA format....authors last name (alphabetical order), first

15. initial (year) "name of article"; Journal name Underlined,
volume, etc.
Babbie, E. (1989) The Practice of Social Research: Appendix
G. P. 32 and pp. 165-191