Identify a problem or issue related to crime that interests you, and explain why you feel this issue or problem should be researched further.

Identify a problem or issue related to crime that interests you, and explain why you feel this issue or problem should be researched further. To help identify an issue or problem, consider your personal experiences, community issues, or national issues that relate to crime.Create a potential research question, and if appropriate, develop a hypothesis.Using the assigned reading material or other academic resources, and identify why it was or was not appropriate to develop a hypothesis.Using the assigned reading material or other academic resources, define qualitative and quantitative research.Explain whether you would use qualitative or quantitative research methods to answer your potential research question. Include an explanation of why you feel one method is more appropriate than the other for the purposes of answering the potential research question.