Research methods for criminology and criminal justice : a primer
by
 
Dantzker, Mark L., 1958-

Title
: 
Research methods for criminology and criminal justice : a primer

Author
: 
Dantzker, Mark L., 1958-

ISBN
: 
9780763736156

Personal Author
: 
Dantzker, Mark L., 1958-

Edition
: 
2nd ed.

Publication Information
: 
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006.

Physical Description
: 
xvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Series
: 
Criminal justice illuminated.

Series Title
: 
Criminal justice illuminated.

Contents
: 
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I. Functions. 1. Research : what, why, and how -- 2. The language of research -- 3. Getting started -- 4. Research ethics -- 5. Qualitative research -- 6. Quantitative research -- Section II. Procedures. 7. Research designs -- 8. Questionnaire construction -- 9. Sampling -- 10. Data collection -- Section III. Final steps. 11.Data processing and analysis -- 12. Inferential statistics -- 13. Writing the research -- 14. Summing up -- Index.

Abstract
: 
Research should be enjoyable, whether it is a college student completing a project for a degree or a professor meeting requirements or expectations associated with his or her position. Learning the basics for conducting research is the first step. This text is a reader-friendly primer that has as its strength the facility to positively and gently ease the reader into the task of conducting research.

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

Added Author
: 
Hunter, Ronald D.

Electronic Access
: 
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024821.html


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