Criminal Justice

Find at least two peer-reviewed journal articles that are related to your research question (the one that you presented in Assignment 1). Please write a literature review. This should include:

1.A brief summary of your research question and why it is important
2.A summary of each article (e.g., the purpose of that study, theory used if any, methods, dependent variable, independent variables, key findings, limitations, etc.)
3.How these selected articles are connected to your research topic
4.Based on the literature, develop your hypothesis of the research question. Specifically, be sure to identify the dependent and independent variables in your hypothesis and the expected direction of the relationship.

The assignment should be about 2-3 pages double-spaced, typewritten paragraphs and uploaded in a word document. Use one-inch margins and 12 point Times New Roman type. Please include in-text citations following the APA format when summarizing others articles. Please also include a reference list at the end of your assignment following the APA format.