LibGuides: Criminal Justice: Find Articles

What is an empirical research article?

Empirical research articles:

are research based on observed and measured data.
derives knowledge from experience rather than belief or theory.

Normally, empirical articles include:

An Introduction-What is the topic?
A Literature Review
A Methodology- How was the research conducted?
Results-What did the the author conclude? What were the findings?

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