labor market research

Question

In 2003 the state of Arizona determined that there was a shortage in correctional officers.

Research the labor market for any state to determine how correctional officers' wages are calculated.

1) Cite the state and the URL of the Web site used in your research.
2) Discuss what factors could influence the supply and demand of a correctional officers' position.
3) Discuss how a correctional officer's pay is determined and how the salary is structured.
4) Discuss what your chosen state can do to increase the supply of correctional offi

It looks as if what you need to do is learn how to conduct thorough and effective searches for yourself. That's what research is, and I'm sure that's what your teacher expects you to do -- conduct research.

You are searching for information that is so specific that you have to be prepared for the possibility that none of it may be online. Or some may be, and some may not. In addition to searching on the Internet, you also need to make best friends with the reference librarian(s) in your local or college library.

http://www.sou.edu/library/searchtools/
At this webpage, you can go immediately to the search sites (first three columns across the top) -- or even better you can scroll down until you see the section called HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET. Those are the links to start with. You'll not only learn how to come up with good search terms, but also how to evaluate the webpages you get as results. Some will be good and others will be garbage. You need to know how to tell the difference.

My favorite way to search is to go to Google's advanced search page < http://www.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en > and put my search words or phrases into the first or second search box (either "all the words" or "exact phrase"). However, there many other strategies for searching you can use, and the HOW TO SEARCH THE INTERNET section will help you best.

Once you come up with YOUR responses to these questions, please re-post, and someone here will be happy to critique your work.

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