Criminology

Selection criteria

It's important to describe the selection of articles that make up the outcome for a systematic review. The selection criteria, including inclusion and exclusion criteria, are predetermined and based on a well-defined research question. The inclusion and exclusion criteria are clearly defined and documented to ensure transparency and reproducibility throughout the review process.

Inclusion criteria (eligibility criteria)

Your inclusion criteria determines which articles to include and could be factors such as:

Exclusion criteria

Your exclusion criteria determiness which articles to exclude and could be factors such as:

• Gender – men
• Age – children and adolescents
• Diagnosis – with diagnosis
• Substance abuse-– substance abuse
• Study design – incorrect study design

Screening procedure based on your criteria

• Log in to your database account
• Start by reading the title of the first article. 
• If it appears to match your inclusion criteria, proceed to reading the abstract
• If it still appears to match your inclusion criteria save it to your database account to be read later
• When you exclude an article, based on title or abstract, just move on to the next in your search result
• Continue the above until you have screened to complete search result

Critical appraisal checklists

Critical appraisal checklists provide structured criteria to critically appraise the quality and validity of selected studies. It's used to assess methodological rigor, potential biases, and generalizability of findings. Thorough and consistent appraisal of study quality, will enhance the credibility of the findings. Differences in research design requires different checklists for qualitative and quantitative studies.