16.7 3rd year Dr C Alder. An H2B average over all subjects completed towards a criminology major, with a minimum of two completed 2nd/3rd year criminology subjects. Second semester One 1-hour lecture and a 2-hour seminar per week Students who complete this subject should have:

• developed techniques of bibliographic research necessary for preparation of criminology research reports;
• developed knowledge of principles of research design in criminology;
• an awareness of general modes of analysis necessary for criminological research;
• prepared a proposal for a Fourth Year Honours thesis.

This seminar is to be undertaken by those who intend to do fourth-year honours. It involves an examination of criminological literature as it relates to criminological research and treatment of research techniques. The subject will involve the formulation and development of a research topic, with an appropriate bibliography, in preparation for the fourth-year thesis. A research essay of 5,000 words