Research methods for criminology and criminal justice : a primer

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Author:

Dantzker, Mark L., 1958-

ISBN:

9780750699518

Personal Author:

Dantzker, Mark L., 1958-

Publication Information:

Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2000.

Physical Description:

xi, 267 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Purpose of research -- Research: what, why, and how -- Research ethics -- Problem formulation -- Getting started -- The language of research -- Research design -- Qualitative research -- Quantitative research -- Research designs -- Data collection -- Questionnaire construction -- Sampling -- Data collection -- Data analysis -- Data processing and analysis -- Inferential statistics -- Writing the research -- Closure -- Summing up.

Subject Term:

Criminology -- Research -- Methodology.

Criminal justice, Administration of -- Research -- Methodology.

Added Author:

Hunter, Ronald D.

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Summary

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 which has as its strength the facility to positively and gently ease the reader into the task of conducting research.

Each chapter begins with a vignette, describing a hypothetical situation in which students might find themselves. By chapter's end, students should be equipped with the knowledge on how to address the confusion or problem presented in the appropriate scenario. Another pedagogical tool is the Methodological Link which refers to excerpts from actual criminal justice and criminological research, the full text which is available in a companion text Readings for Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Each chapter also ends with Methodological Queries, questions and exercises requiring students to apply what has been learned.