Your loved one needs treatment for a medical condition. Are you more likely to utilize a medical protocol described in a leading medical journal, or a product from an infomercial? Most people would want to use the most reliable and credible resources. The same is true when you are doing research in criminal justice.
During the process of tracking down resources on a particular topic in criminal justice you may evaluate resources with varying levels of quality. Just like you would make sure you have the best information for a medical issue faced, you need to do so in your research at Walden.
For this Assignment, consider types of resources that can be used in criminal justice that are credible and reliable. You examine the different types of information sources to determine if they are reliable and crediable. Then, in Week 8, using the best practices you identified, you will select 5 interrelated resources that pertain to your area of interest in the field of criminal justice. So, look ahead, to review what you will be doing in Week 8, so you can begin to identify resources early.
The Assignment (2–3 pages)
Refer to your Weekly Learning Resources when identifying information sources:
