Gun control attitudes among criminal justice and other students

¶ … Payne, B. & Riedel, R. (2002). Gun control attitudes criminal justice student: differences

Provide APA-style citation of research article.

Payne, B. & Riedel, R. (2002). "Gun control attitudes and the criminal justice student: do differences exist?" College Student Journal. 36 (2): 3-14

What is the research question/objective?

The objective is to determine if there are different attitudes between criminal justice students and others regarding gun control.

What is the main hypothesis?

The hypothesis is that there will be a difference in attitudes, because criminal justice students can sometimes be more conservative than instructors and other students.

What is/are the main dependent variable(s) (outcome measure(s)) and how is it/are they measured? The main dependent variables are student attitudes towards gun control. It was measured by filling out questionairres opining students whether or not they were in favor of or against gun control measures

5. What is/are the main independent variable(s) and how is it/are they measured?

The main independent variables are race, gender, location in which individuals grew up (urban or rural), as well as area of interest in student studies. These variables were measured by students filling out a questionnaire.

6. What variables were controlled for?

The variables that were controlled for include the areas of studies that students who were surveyed were pursuing.

10. What was the conclusion?

The conclusion was that in addition to criminal justice students being more likely to oppose gun control laws, there were other factors that contributed to this position. These factors include being Caucasian, male, coming from a rural area, and having previous experience handling and discharging guns.

Research Question: do college student and faculty have different attitudes toward United States gun control violence and prevention. Hypothesis: there will be different attitudes between students and faculty regarding gun violence prevention legislation.

1.School Status

Years in school: Matriculate spring of 2013: Teaching spring of 2013: Adult: Teen Track: Status as Professor:

Socio-Demographic Status

Sex: Male or Female, Age: Race/Ethnicity Hispanic Non-White, Caucasian, Pacific Islander, Eskimo/Native American, Asian, Mixed Income Range: $0 to $10,000, $10,-$20,000, $20,000-$30,000, $40,000-$50,000, $60,000-$70,000, $70,000-$80,000, $90,000-$100,000, More than $100,000 Level of Education:

Other Variables:

Major: Gun Experience: Yes/No Military Experience Yes/No, Level of Neighborhood Violence: 1 (strongly disagree) 2-3 4-5 (strongly agree) Neighborhood Type: Suburban, urban, rural.