What Is Meant by "Every Research Question in Criminology Should

question 5

Multiple Choice

What is meant by "every research question in criminology should be grounded in the existing empirical literature?"

• A) the questions must be built on a constantly shifting body of literature
• B) the research must be informed by what others before us have done on the topic
• C) it cannot rely on a substantial body of contradictory theories
• D) theory cannot be a rich source of research questions therefore we must rely on what others have found

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