27 Mar What is the research question(s) being examined? Research Gap: There are only two kinds of research ?articles; you’re either doing something new or so
Locate and read the article below
Olson, E. (2016). Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking at the Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved from Latin American Program Mexico Institute: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/olson_border_2016final_0.pdf
In these assignments your goal is to systematically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the peer-reviewed article, which examines the relationship between immigration and crime.
- Research Question: what is the research question(s) being examined?
- Research Gap: There are only two kinds of research articles; you’re either doing something new or something different. Explain the gap that this article seeks to fill? How do they plan to do that?
- Evaluation: what do they conclude? Do they offer convincing evidence for their conclusion? The question to ask yourself is this: do you buy it? If so, why? If not, tell me why you think that? (note: this should be the biggest section of the summary)
- Further Research: what is left unanswered? How could this study be improved?
