Bridging Methodological Divides: A Review of Survey and Experimental Methods in Socio-Criminological Studies

• Author(s): Jackson Onome Robinson ; Etudaye Salami
• Paper ID: 1709116
• Page: 931-940
• Published Date: 19-06-2025
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 8 Issue 12 June-2025

Abstract

This review paper was centered on bridging the divides associated with survey and experimental research methods. The content was founded on secondary information from journals, periodicals, newspapers, research reports, and public documents, which were subjected to systematic content analysis and a framework grounded on triangulation theory. The thesis of this paper is that strategically integrating survey and experimental methods would help researchers leverage the benefits of both techniques, leading to more robust and insightful findings. The study recommended bridging the gap by recognizing the strong points of both methods and combining them through survey-embedded experiments, mixed methods design, and complementary strengths and synergistic potential to produce theoretically and empirically coherent findings and help policymakers address complex socio-criminological problems more effectively.

Keywords

Bridging, Experimental Research, Socio-criminological, and Survey Research.

Citations

IRE Journals:
Jackson Onome Robinson , Etudaye Salami "Bridging Methodological Divides: A Review of Survey and Experimental Methods in Socio-Criminological Studies" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 8 Issue 12 2025 Page 931-940

IEEE:
Jackson Onome Robinson , Etudaye Salami "Bridging Methodological Divides: A Review of Survey and Experimental Methods in Socio-Criminological Studies" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 8(12)