Research Decision and Rationale

Restate research questions exactly as described in chapter 1

RQ1: What are underlying implications that guide the decision of law enforcement officers during a sexual assault investigation?

RQ2: How does training, police sub-culture, and other factors shape/influence police perceptions of victims of sexual assault?
State and define central concept(s) / phenomenon (a) of the study. (Qualitative)
Identify the research tradition.

Provide rationale for the chosen tradition.
Role of the Researcher

FYI- I was a sexual assault investigator and majority of the people that will be interviewed are people that I have worked with or had some form of interaction with at the agency (Albany Police Dept.) that I was employed with. As a police officer, I have interview and interrogations in a daily routine. I have completed several hours of training for interviews and interrogations through Georgia Public Safety Training Counsel.
Define and explain your role as observer, participant, or observer participant.
Reveal any personal and professional relationships researcher may have with participants, with emphasis on supervisory or instructor relationships involving power over the participants.
State how any researcher biases and / or power relationships are or will be managed.
Other ethical issues as applicable (these could include doing a study within one’s own work environment, conflict of interest or power differentials, and justification for use of incentives) and the plan for addressing these issues.