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Theory to Policy to Practice and Back

Source materials for the following questions will be found in Adventures in Criminal Justice ResearchDowdall, Babbie, and Halley, Chapters 2.

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  1. Explain the relationship of theory to policy and to practice. Why do we insist that you consider the relationship also in the reverse direction: practice to policy to theory? Try to be concise.

  2. Want to explore further? What does moving a discussion from the practice level to a policy or theoretical level accomplish for discourse?

  3. At which level do the numbers in the printouts by programs like SPSS and SDA fit?