What is the role of research in criminal justice? What is evidence-based practice? How can research influence crime-control policy?
What will be an ideal response?
Research has become a major component of criminal justice and has served to increase professionalism, in practice and in theory. Evidence-based practice comes from sound research. Whereas evidence usually refers to a crime, here it refers to findings that are supported by research studies. Criminal justice research influences policy by providing sound research on which policy can be based.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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