Undergraduate students from the Department of Criminology, Law and Society proudly showcased their research projects in a specially-designed poster session held during one of their final class periods. The students from Professor Sue-Ming Yang's Research Methods & Analysis in Criminology class (CRIM 315) selected topics of social and scientific importance, investigated empirical evidence related to the topics, and highlighted their results in detailed posters that they presented to Dr. Yang and their classmates.
Topics addressed various aspects of criminology and the criminal justice system, such as "The Effects of Solitary Confinement," "Radicalization of Second Generation Somalians," "The Effects of Handgun Legislation," and "Effects of Sexual Assaults on College Women's Subsequent Education Attainment," to name just a few. Students were excited by the opportunity to share their research, and to learn from their peers.
Research Methods in Criminology is designated as a Scholarly Inquiry course and is part of the Students as Scholars (SAS) curriculum at George Mason University. The SAS curriculum builds students' capacity to evaluate research and prepares them to pursue their own research or creative projects by incorporating research-related activities at increasingly sophisticated levels as they pursue their degree program.
December 17, 2015
