purpose of the research

What is the purpose of the research?
Who or what was studied?
What were the findings, i.e. what was discovered?
Are the findings logical?
Are the conclusions made by the researcher sound?
Peer-reviewed journal articles include American Journal of Criminal Justice, American Journal of Sociology, Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and MANY more. Other Social Science peer-reviewed articles are acceptable, provided the articles are from peer-reviewed journals. Government publications and news articles are not acceptable.