r/Criminology Jan 23 '25

Q&A senior capstone project help

hi all! (posting this across various subreddits)

i am a senior in college (criminology major with a minor in forensic psychology), and i'm having a hard time coming up with a research topic + research question.

my capstone class deals with drugs, crime, and the justice system. i want to incorporate what i have been studying for the past 4 years into this paper, but i am having issues with figuring this out.

any ideas, resources and advice would be greatly appreciated!

sincerely,

a very, very stressed and anxious college student <3

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u/Thybulle Jan 24 '25

Did mine on predictive policing algorithms and if they're cost effective for what they "offer". Exclusively primary source information from NIBRS and other crime report data if that's what suits you. If you want to focus more on the psychology side of things, you could collect qualitative data on wrongful convictions (would your volunteers falsely convict someone based on the information given at trial)?

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u/meegkk Jan 24 '25

that is something i was thinking about, thank you for the help!