Evaluate the authors·use of literature using the Use of Literature Checklist as a guide, health and medical assignment help

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Post a critique of the research study in which you:

• Evaluate the authors·use of literature using the Use of Literature Checklist as a guide
• Evaluate the research problem using the Problem Statement Checklist as a guide
• Explain what it means for a research study to be justified and grounded in the literature; then, explain what it means for a problem to be original

If
your last name starts with A
through L,
use Article A.

Article A:

Forster,
M., Grigsby, T. J., Unger, J. B., & Sussman, S. (2015).
Associations between gun violence exposure, gang associations, and
youth aggression: Implications for prevention and intervention
programs.Journal
of Criminology,

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/963750

Use of Literature Checklist
 
 
Use the following criteria to evaluate an author? use of literature.
 
·Look for indications of the following ways the author used literature: ·Introduce a problem ·Introduce a theory ·Provide direction to the research questions and/or hypotheses ·Compare results with existing literature or predictions ·Did the author mention the problem addressed by the study? ·Is the purpose of the study stated? ·Are key variables in the study defined? ·Is information about the sample, population, or participants provided? ·Are the key results of the study summarized? ·Does the author provide a critique of the literature? ·Are sources cited to support points? ·Are the citations to recent literature (within the past 5 years with the exception of seminal works)? ·Does the literature justify the importance of the topic studied?