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Unit 2: Selecting and Framing the Research Topic
2.1 The Good Non-Doctrinal Topic (Tests)
- Empirical door — there is data you can actually reach: people who will talk, records that exist, places you can observe.
- Legal anchor — the topic connects to law/legal issues (the syllabus’s requirement).
- Contemporary bite — a live problem (new statute, persistent implementation gap).
- Feasibility — time, access, cost, safety. A topic you cannot finish is a topic you do not have.
- Your question’s edge — something genuinely unknown remains to be found.
2.2 From Subject to Question (the Funnel)
Subject → issue → question → measurable question.
- Subject: juvenile justice.
- Issue: diversion rarely used despite the law’s promise.
- Question: why is diversion rarely used?
- Measurable question: what proportion of juvenile cases in District Court X used diversion in the last two years, and what do bench officers, prosecutors, and guardians identify as the barriers?
2.3 Workable Topics (a Menu to Adapt)
| Field | Example question |
|---|---|
| Access to justice | Who uses the free legal aid committees, and who never hears of them? |
| Criminal justice | Survivor experience of the investigation process in gender-based violence cases |
| Consumer law | Do retail shoppers in a municipality know the consumer complaint route? |
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