Workshop: Research Study into Burglary, Home Security
Students will be assessed on a variety of criteria. These include:
the extent to which the course aims and learning outcomes have been achieved;
the use of evidence from the work of scholars to make clear arguments;
critical engagement with the works of scholars covered on the course;
the use of good referencing, reflected in citations, ideas, and arguments (which are correctly referenced and integrated into the text);
the accuracy of the expression (it is important that all coursework is proofread several times before submission);
imagination and originality (the extent to which you have been able to synthesise the works of others and develop your own view of their work).
Work should be presented in Times New Roman font, point 12, double- spaced or in Arial font, point 11, double-spaced with a 2.5 cm margin on either side of the page. Word limit is 3000 words and word limit does not include bibliography, footnote, citation and references. Include page number in the footer and in the header my name.
I would like you to choose first question and answer it. Conduct the literature review (see the PPT slides from the first workshop on how to do this/ what to
I will download other power points as well which I want you to look in order to write this piece of paper good there are many guidance how to do each part of this and how to collect information. I would like you to tell me which two methods you would like to use in the research and I will download books according to it. Cause my teacher wants me to cite the books this is because This is because you need to justify the relevance of the methods to The reason for this is that you will need to justify the appropriateness of your methodological approach, including the strengths and limitations of each method.
This is what the teacher told me.
It is advisable to hold off writing the methodology section of the assessment (which is the main component of the assessment) until you have attended the research workshops. This is because you will learn about the strengths and limitations of each approach during these workshops. By all means think about which methods you'd like to use now,
There are instructions for this research workshop in the same document where questions are. Read also the books to know what you need to do exactly. It is a research paper so add references too and mainly explain why you choose specific methodologies. There is a mark system in the same document where questions are listed follow the mark system and do exactly same things which teacher asks because my marks will come from them.
You can use books which I send you and another additional books.
This is the link to the one of the methodology about survey do it as teacher told me in the email. to justify the relevance of the methods to the question at hand.
Find this book as well if you will need to use cite
1. This is a link for policy analysis method book
1.1 https://books(dot)google(dot)co(dot)uk/books?id=LL1M4lOzXtwC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
1.2 https://books(dot)google(dot)co(dot)uk/books?id=BbAcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PR3&dq=Understanding+public+policy:+theories+and+issues+-+Paul+Cairney+2012&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Understanding%20public%20policy%3A%20theories%20and%20issues%20-%20Paul%20Cairney%202012&f=false
1.3 https://books(dot)google(dot)co(dot)uk/books?id=81TFBQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Analyzing+public+policy-Peter+John,+Peter+John,+Dawsonera+2012&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
2. Survey data analysis method find this online in order to cite.
2.1. Statistical methods for the social sciences - Alan Agresti, Barbara Finlay 2014
2.2. https://books(dot)google(dot)co(dot)uk/books?id=5253SAL5nDgC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
2.3. https://books(dot)google(dot)co(dot)uk/books?id=ctow8zWdyFgC&lpg=PP1&pg=PR7#v=onepage&q&f=false
3. book for interview and focus groups
https://books(dot)google(dot)co(dot)uk/books?id=EQSIAwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Qualitative+research+practice:+a+guide+for+social+science+students+and+researchers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwx5qGtrTJAhVItBQKHXtZBlAQ6AEIHTAA#v=onepage&q=Qualitative%20research%20practice%3A%20a%20guide%20for%20social%20science%20students%20and%20researchers&f=false
These are the frequently asked questions which teacher answered:
Frequently asked questions
The coursework for this module is comprised of a research proposal. There are 3 questions. You must answer one.
How should I structure the research proposal?
A research proposal provides a clear and detailed description of how you intend to conduct a research study. It has a particular format. It is not an essay. Rather, a research proposal outlines and justifies the entire research process. It should do the following:
1. • €introduce the topic that you intend to study 

2. • €provide background to your study (e.g. review relevant literature relating to your 
proposed area of study, identify key theories and debates) 

3. • €identify a significant research problem (e.g. discuss how your research will revise 
or fill gaps in existing work to extend our understanding of your particular topic) 

4. • €formulate clear research questions to address the problem identified 

5. • €indicate the two methods you intend to use and the empirical work you plan to 
undertake, e.g. Where and how do you intend to collect data? Will you use primary or secondary data? You must explain and justify your choices, your methods, the subjects of your research (e.g. individuals, groups, demographic etc.), sampling issues and so on. In addition to discussing methodological issues (e.g. reliability, relevance and representation), you also need to highlight any ethical concerns that might arise from your research, as discussed in the second workshop on Research Ethics. As indicated by the marking allocation, the methodology section will comprise 40% of the marks for the assessment. The length of your methodology section should reflect this. Note that you are asked to select two methods from the list of options, elaborate on how you would use them, and critically evaluate them (you do not need to write about the methods that you do not choose to use). 

6. • €list any sources cited in the research proposal in a reference list 

Below each question there is a detailed description of how marks will be allocated for the assessment. One option is to use these bullet points as subheadings (with the exception
of the point on written expression, which refers to marking criteria). Please see the marking criteria for further details.
How do I choose which methods to apply?
You are required to choose two of the four methods listed on the assessment sheet. The assessment is a research proposal. This means that you are not required to apply the methods in this assessment as you would in a dissertation. Instead, you must outline and
justify why you have chosen each method, commenting on their appropriateness to answer the question at hand. See the assessment questions for further details on how to do this. Remember that you must critically analyse your research design - noting the strengths and limitations of your methodological approach - rather than simply describe it.
Do we have to include a budget to document the time and cost resources?
As stated on the assessment sheet, it is important to consider the practicalities of your project and how these will influence your proposed research. e.g. you are a single researcher (not a team of researchers) and have been given a year to conduct your
research (rather than 4 years). These constraints will configure how you conduct your research. It is not necessary or advisable to include a budget to account for the cost of your project. However, you may include a brief timetable demonstrating how you intend to schedule your research throughout the course of the year. e.g. what you hope to achieve each month.
Are we meant to include consent forms, surveys or interviews as part of the proposal?
You are not required to include consent forms, interviews or surveys in a research proposal. If you choose to conduct interviews, surveys or focus groups, you should indicate what topics you will discuss and how you will analyse the data. Rather than merely describe your methodological approach, you need to explain why you have chosen the two particular methods, how they will help you to answer your research question/s and complement each other (see the assessment sheet for further details).
Can you recommend a specific bibliography for the assessment?
You should cite a minimum of 10 sources in your research proposal. These must also be referenced accurately and consistently in the reference list using the Harvard Style system. See the Dissertation Guidelines on the SGM111 moodle page for examples of Harvard Style referencing.
A good place to start is by reading the core and recommended readings for the weeks pertaining to your two chosen methods. You will get a better understanding of the strengths and limitations of each method once you attend the respective workshops. You can also contact the workshop leaders if you require additional reading material.
In terms of conducting a brief literature review (approximately 2 A4 pages), the aim is to provide background to your proposal. You must demonstrate what research already exists on the topic (e.g. the key theories and debates), note what research is absent
and/or in need of revision, and demonstrate how you intend to compensate for the gap. If you require further guidance on how to conduct a literature review, please see the lecture slides from the first workshop on ‘Doing a Dissertation’ and ‘Using the library to conduct your literature review’. In addition to the library and online academic resources, Google scholar is a good place to locate references for your literature review. You simply type in key words pertaining to your topic, identify which texts are most cited and proceed reviewing literature from there.
Do we need to cite the books listed on the module outline in the research proposal?
While it is not necessary to cite the books that pertain to the module in general, it is advisable to reference the core readings for your particular chosen methods. The reason for this is that you will need to justify the appropriateness of your methodological approach, including the strengths and limitations of each method.
Can we start writing our research proposals or are we going to learn new material in our next workshop? What do you suggest?
As discussed in the first workshop, it is advisable to choose which question you want to answer as soon as possible. You can also begin to conduct the literature review (see the PPT slides from the first workshop on how to do this/ what to include).
It is advisable to hold off writing the methodology section (which is the main component of the assessment) until you have attended the research workshops. This is because you will learn about the strengths and limitations of each approach during these workshops. By all means think about which methods you'd like to use now, but it is recommended to select your two methods after the final workshop so you can choose those most appropriate to the question at hand. You have a few weeks between the last workshop and the due date of the assessment.
Just do one question I want you to do first question do external citations
as well and in-text citations
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Research study into burglary
1.0 Introduction
Home security is a booming and profound business. Home safes are utilized routinely in guarding people’s possessions and more and more automobiles are equipped with anti-theft devices. Nonetheless, the fear of being burgled in still lingering, probably because burglars could still appear to threaten personal safety in areas that people regard as their sanctuaries. People may fear for their own safety or that of their loved ones (Tseloni et al. 2013). They might also fear the loss of valuable possessions and they might as well fear the invasion of their privacy. Entertaining burglary is to sense a loss of safety whilst at the same time achieving an intense sense of vulnerability (Mawby 2010). Some individuals who have been burgled in their house never feel safe inside that house again. This is apparently a worst case scenario, but it illustrates the incredible power that fear could have in the life of a person.
The objectives of this research study are as follows:
To measure and explore the public’s fear of burglary in London;
To compare the public’s fear of burglary in different London boroughs; and
To explore what precautions members of the public take in light of their fear of burglary
2.0 Background to study
Burglary is understood as the illegal entry into a building for instance a business or a home with the intention of committing crime inside that particular building. Burglary does not necessarily entail physical breaking and entering since the offender might just trespass through a door that is open (Hirtenlehner & Farrall 2014). Different from robbery which requires the offender to utilize fear or force to get the property of someone else, there is often no victim present when a burglary occurs. Burglary is essentially a fact of life and regrettably, it does occur. It is worth mentioning that the number of burglaries which take place over any particular time period differs from one location to another. Nonetheless, the degree of a person’s worry is actually the difference between the fear of burglars being a negative or a positive emotion (Moss 2011). The anxiety that some individuals have causes them to feel physically unwell, feel helpless, or to lose sleep.
People who are afraid of burglary are said to have scelerophobia; this term denotes deep fear or dread of burglary or crime in general (Seiffert 2012). In modern society, the fear of burglary is a prevalent and common issue. To some degree, the fear of burglary is normal and even important for well being and safety. Even so, in extreme cases of scelerophobia, a lot of the regular and usual things become hard for the person who is suffering. For instance, the individual may actually go to great lengths in preventing burglary, for instance continually checking and rechecking locks to a degree that it turns out to be an obsession (Hamzelou 2015).
There are several scelerophobia symptoms. An individual with an intense fear of being burgled would probably have many locks on his or her doors. Furthermore, this person would probably have a security system in place. They might also have security lights with motion sensors, an imposing fence, or even a guard dog. Some individuals might even utilize CCTV cameras to cover every entrance to their house (Asencio, Merrill & Steiner 2014). The other symptoms of scelerophobia are as follows: paranoia; feelings of loss of control; crying and weeping; trembling; high heart rates; and panic attacks. Scelerophobia could prove strenuous for the person living with it given that they fear that they have to remain watchful so as to fend off or expose a potential burglar (Bug, Kroh & Meier 2015). In London, an average of 130 burglaries takes place on a daily basis – a rate of roughly 4 in each of the boroughs of London (Millie 2010). Burglary is a serious enough issue in London.
If a person’s fear of burglary is impacting how he or she lives, then this is unhealthy. If a person dreads leaving his or her home in the event that a burglary may occur while he or she is out, then the worries of that person are controlling him/her. Similarly, being always fearful of home invasion all the time the individual is at home serves to reduce the quality of his or her life (Moore & Shepherd 2011). If a person does not have any worries at all about burglars breaking and entering into his or her home, then that individual is likely to be relaxed with regard to security issues, probably even to the extent of leaving his or her house unlocked. Not caring about burglary implies that the individual is actually without any control. If any burglar wishes to break into the home to steal things, he can do so. Moreover, having a very strong and intense fear of burglary also implies that the individual is not in control, his or her fear is the one in control. For a person to be in control, he or she needs to have a healthy balance (Jacobs 2013). The individual should be concerned enough to do everything that he or she can within his/her budget to decrease the likelihood of burglars breaking and entering into his/her home.
2.1 Causes of fear of burglars
The degree or level of the fear of burglary is dependent on a number of factors including prior experiences, neighbourhood in which the person lives, gender, ethnicity and age (Bug, Kroh & Meier 2015). Out of all these, past experience is certainly the main cause of fear of burglary. If a person has been unfortunate enough in past to be a burglary victim, then this person would know precisely how the experience could leave one with every kind of negative emotions such as rage, anger, and certainly fear. Even so, these emotions must not be allowed to become lasting (Moss 2011). If time passes but the individual still has deep fear of being a victim of burglary again, then that individual might have developed a phobia and he or she would perhaps benefit from counselling. That past incidence of burglary may be the source of his or her anxiety, which is essentially a perfectly natural response.
The fear of being burgled may also be as a result of trauma transference. It arises when an individual observes a family member or friend who struggled a lot with the fear of being burgled that they obsessed about pulling shades, locking every window and door, and even locking away their valuable things (Rountree & Land 2010). At the moment, there is limited empirical research study on the subject of fear of burglary or being burgled. In particular, no research study has examined the level of fear of being burgled among the people of various boroughs throughout London and compared this fear of people in the many London boroughs. Therefore, this proposed research will fill this gap in existing literature.
3.0 Research questions
For the present study, the research questions which this research seeks to answer are as follows:
What is the extent of fear of burglary amongst the people of London?
How does the public’s fear of burglary compare across different London boroughs?
Are members of the public taking any precautions in light of their fear of burglary?
4.0 Sampling
Simple random sampling would be used whereby every individual participant is selected completely by chance and every member of the population has the same probability of being picked to be included in the study sample. With simple random sampling method, each possible sample of a particular size has equal chance of being selected (Archibald et al. 2015). As such, the participants who will be included in this study would be chosen randomly and each participant in the population – every borough in London – has the same likelihood of being picked. Simple random sampling technique would be employed in this research since it is easy to accomplish and is simple and straightforward to explain to other people. Since this sampling technique is a fair way of selecting a sample, generalizing the findings from the sample back to the population is reasonable (Rich 2014). In this study, the participants include a sample of the residents from each of the boroughs in London. The study will measure the extent of their fear of being burgled and how the fear of burglary of people in the different London boroughs compare and contrast.
5.0 Method
In this research study, the methods that would be employed in the collection of data include the use of questionnaire surveys and interviews.
Surveys
A survey or questionnaire is a technique that is utilized in gathering standardized data from many people; that is, the researcher collates the same information in the same fashion. Questionnaires would be utilized in this research in collating data in a statistical form. The questionnaire would also be utilized as this would enable the findings to be generalized, hence the survey would be based upon a sample that is carefully selected. The survey would comprise the same set of questions which would be asked in a similar order and in similar manner so that the same information could be collected. When analysing the questionnaire surveys, the researcher will need to get the raw data into a form which could be easily manipulated (Tourangeau, Rips & Rasinski 2000; Finlay & Agresti 2014). If no/yes answer system or a numerical system was utilized for the survey, the researcher would enter the findings into a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel. If the survey included questions that were open-ended, the researcher will fit the responses into categories of responses.
5.1.1 Strengths/advantages of questionnaire surveys
By using this technique, large amounts of data could be collated from many participants within a short time period in a comparatively cheap manner. The researcher could collate data with limited affect to its reliability and validity. The findings of the survey could be quantified easily and quickly by the investigator or by ...
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