You will first need to select a community with high or increasing levels of crime.
Select three peer-reviewed journal articles related to crime in your selected community to use for this Assessment.
In your analysis, explain the following:
1. In 2–3 pages total:
· Identify the research question in each article.
· Provide an overview of the independent and dependent variables.
· Explain the effects of your selected crime on the community studied.
· Explain how the research findings compare to the existing body of knowledge. (Look in the discussion section of the articles.)