Basics of research methods for criminal justice and criminology
by
 
Maxfield, Michael G.

Title
Basics of research methods for criminal justice and criminology

Author
Maxfield, Michael G.

ISBN
9780495503859

Personal Author
Maxfield, Michael G.

Edition
2nd ed.

Publication Information
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Cengage, c2009.

Physical Description
xvi, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents
Criminal justice and scientific inquiry -- Ethics in criminal justice research -- General issues in research design -- Concepts, operationalization, and measurement -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Sampling -- Survey research and other ways of asking questions -- Field research -- Agency records, content analysis, and secondary data -- Evaluation research and policy analysis -- Interpreting data.

Subject Term
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Research -- Methodology
 
Criminology -- Research -- Methodology

Added Author
Babbie, Earl R.


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