The document outlines required readings and review questions for a research methods course in criminal justice, referencing a specific textbook. It highlights key topics such as the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system, its shortcomings, and the advantages of the National Incident-Based Reporting System. Additionally, it addresses the crime dip of the 1990s and discusses various sampling techniques and their applications.

1. Required Textbook: Hagan, Frank E., Research Methods in
Criminal Justice and Criminology, Pearson Education,Inc.,
2014. ISBN: 978-0-13-300861-6.
Review Questions
1. What is the UCR? What are its major components? What are
the major components of the crime index? The calculation of
crime rate? What have been some major identified shortcomings
of the UCR?
2. Given the identified shortcomings of the UCR, read and then
discuss how features of the redesigned UCR may eliminate
some of these shortcomings.
3. Discuss the National Incident-Based Reporting System. What
are some of its principal features as well as advantages over the
traditional UCR?
4. What are some possible explanations for the crime dip of the
1990s?
5. Discuss the various types of sampling and when it would be
most appropriate to use each one.
6. For what is weighting used in disproportionate stratified
sampling, and why would samples be disproportionately drawn
in the first place?
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