Criminal Justice Theories And Research

Theories and research aspects are important aspects of life. Starting with research, research is an important aspect as it incorporates methodologies that one can use to study a topic and come up with profound findings on the study topic. Theories, on the other hand, explains some phenomena or mystical happenings in the environments. In the field of criminal justices, theories and research techniques are vital they help one to come up with findings on causes of crime and drive patterns from several behavioral sequences that help in crime management (Daly, 2011). The paper relates theory and research and shows their application from a criminal justice perspective.

Psychological theories are vital in reducing crimes. Federal units rely mostly

on psychological theories from research to control crime (DeLisi & Piquero, 2011). The reason behind this is that the criminals use similar behavioral patterns to commit offenses. On the other hand, research shows that most offenses and crimes are somehow repetitive (Siegel, 2012). Scholars have found out that most criminal activities in the contemporary society have happened before, depicting a similar psychology. Besides, the law enforcement units can apply formulated strategies in dealing with old crime and formulate new techniques to deal with new crime trends (Moore, 2011). The reason behind this is that there are new trends where criminals use the advantage of the technological aspects to promote technological offenses such as fraud. Based on the above reasons, research and theories are interdependent as one formulates theories through research and applies the research-based theory to formulate strategies that encounter criminal activities. The above interdependence is further helpful to the prediction of crime and formulation of counter-strategies before the actual happening of the crime.
In conclusion, research and theory are related in several ways. One of the ways that explain the relation between the two is that theorist use research to prove their explanations about phenomena and mystical happenings in life (Bachman & Schutt, 2014). The second relation between the two is that researchers use theories to attempt to explain mysterious aspects and complex parts of their research findings. For the above reasons, research conclusions ought to correspond data analysis used in research outcomes. The chief reason behind this is that most of the research and study outcomes need evidence to support the findings, of which data and collected information play a crucial part as evidence of findings.
References
Bachman, R., & Schutt, R. K. (2014).The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice (5th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.(Print)
Daly, K. (2011). Chapter 17: Aims of the Criminal Justice System. Griffith University. Pages 1- 11.
DeLisi, M. and Piquero, A. (2011). New frontiers in criminal careers research, 2000–2011: A State-Of-The-Art Review. Journal of Criminal Justice 39. Pp. 289–301.
Moore, M. (2011). Psychological Theories of Crime and Delinquency. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 21: Pp. 226–239.
Siegel, L. (2012). Criminology: Theories, Patterns, and Typologies. Cengage Learning Publishers, Boston. (Print).