1. CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH PAPER WORKSHOP: FROM AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY TO A LITERATURE REVIEW

2. A FEW NOTES ABOUT RESEARCH QUESTIONS SOME RESEARCH QUESTIONS WERE TOO BROAD, BUT YOU CAN EASILY NARROW THEM BY THINKING ABOUT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: ASPECT -- CHOOSE ONE LENS THROUGH WHICH TO VIEW THE RESEARCH PROBLEM, OR LOOK AT JUST ONE FACET OF IT (EX: INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT HOW ENVIRONMENT CONTRIBUTES TO CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, LOOK AT HOW GROWING UP IN GROWING UP IN A VIOLENT NEIGHBORHOOD INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD THAT SOMEONE WILL BE ARRESTED.) PLACE -- THE SMALLER THE AREA OF ANALYSIS, THE MORE NARROW THE FOCUS (GANG VIOLENCE IN LOGAN SQUARE INSTEAD OF GANG VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO.)

3. A FEW MORE NOTES ABOUT RESEARCH QUESTIONS RELATIONSHIP -- HOW DO TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES OR VARIABLES RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER? [E.G., CAUSE/EFFECT, COMPARE/CONTRAST]. (HOW DOES BINGE DRINKING INCREASE THE RATE OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES INSTEAD OF BINGE DRINKING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES OR SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.) TIME -- THE SHORTER THE TIME PERIOD, THE MORE NARROW THE FOCUS. (CRIME RATES IN CHICAGO LAST YEAR INSTEAD OF CRIME RATES IN CHICAGO SINCE 1995).

4. WHAT MAKES A SOURCE SCHOLARLY? SCHOLARLY SOURCES (ALSO REFERRED TO AS ACADEMIC OR PEER-REVIEWED) ARE WRITTEN BY EXPERTS IN A PARTICULAR FIELD AND SERVE TO KEEP OTHERS INTERESTED IN THAT FIELD UP TO DATE ON THE MOST RECENT RESEARCH, FINDINGS, AND NEWS. THESE RESOURCES WILL PROVIDE THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL INFORMATION FOR YOUR RESEARCH AND PAPERS. WHEN A SOURCE HAS BEEN PEER-REVIEWED IT HAS UNDERGONE THE REVIEW AND SCRUTINY OF A REVIEW BOARD OF COLLEAGUES IN THE AUTHOR'S FIELD. THEY EVALUATE THIS SOURCE AS PART OF THE BODY OF RESEARCH FOR A PARTICULAR DISCIPLINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ITS PUBLICATION IN A JOURNAL, REVISIONS PRIOR TO PUBLICATION, OR, IN SOME CASES, REJECT ITS PUBLICATION.

5. HOW CAN I TELL IF MY SOURCE IS SCHOLARLY? AUTHORS ARE AUTHOR NAMES INCLUDED? ARE THE AUTHOR'S CREDENTIALS PROVIDED? ARE THE CREDENTIALS RELEVANT TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED? PUBLISHERS WHO IS THE PUBLISHER OF THE INFORMATION? IS THE PUBLISHER AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION, SCHOLARLY, OR PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION? IS THEIR PURPOSE FOR PUBLISHING THIS SOURCE EVIDENT?

6. MORE WAYS TO TELL AUDIENCE WHO IS THE INTENDED AUDIENCE OF THIS SOURCE? IS THE LANGUAGE GEARED TOWARD THOSE WITH KNOWLEDGE OF A SPECIFIC DISCIPLINE OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC? CONTENT ARE SOURCES CITED? ARE THERE REFERENCES TO OTHER WRITINGS ON THIS TOPIC? ARE THERE CHARTS, GRAPHS, TABLES, AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES INCLUDED? ARE RESEARCH CLAIMS DOCUMENTED? ARE CONCLUSIONS BASED ON EVIDENCE PROVIDED? TIMELINESS IS THE DATE OF PUBLICATION EVIDENT? IS CURRENCY OF THE INFORMATION CRUCIAL TO YOUR RESEARCH?

7. ONE MORE TIME: EVALUATING A SOURCE INQUIRE ABOUT THE AUTHOR WHAT ARE THE AUTHOR'S CREDENTIALS, SUCH AS, INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION [WHERE HE OR SHE WORKS], EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, PAST WRITINGS, OR EXPERIENCE? IS THE BOOK OR ARTICLE WRITTEN ON A TOPIC IN THE AUTHOR'S AREA OF EXPERTISE? HAS YOUR INSTRUCTOR MENTIONED THIS AUTHOR? HAVE YOU SEEN THE AUTHOR'S NAME CITED IN OTHER SOURCES OR BIBLIOGRAPHIES? IS THE AUTHOR ASSOCIATED WITH A REPUTABLE INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION? WHAT ARE THE BASIC VALUES OR GOALS OF THAT ORGANIZATION OR INSTITUTION? INQUIRE ABOUT THE DATE OF PUBLICATION WHEN WAS THE SOURCE PUBLISHED? IS THE SOURCE CURRENT OR OUT-OF-DATE FOR YOUR TOPIC?

8. ONE MORE TIME: EVALUATING A SOURCE (CONTINUED) INQUIRE ABOUT THE PUBLISHER NOTE THE PUBLISHER. IF THE SOURCE IS PUBLISHED BY A UNIVERSITY PRESS, IT IS LIKELY TO BE SCHOLARLY. INQUIRE ABOUT THE TITLE OF JOURNAL IS THIS A SCHOLARLY OR A POPULAR JOURNAL? THIS DISTINCTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT INDICATES DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY IN CONVEYING IDEAS AND THE INTENDED READERSHIP.

9. WHAT’S AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS A LIST OF CITATIONS TO BOOKS, ARTICLES, AND DOCUMENTS. EACH CITATION IS FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF (USUALLY ABOUT 150 WORDS) DESCRIPTIVE AND EVALUATIVE PARAGRAPH, THE ANNOTATION. THE PURPOSE OF THE ANNOTATION IS TO INFORM THE READER OF THE RELEVANCE, ACCURACY, AND QUALITY OF THE SOURCES CITED.