Research methods for criminology and criminal justice

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Title:

Author:

Dantzker, Mark L., 1958-

ISBN:

9780763777326

Personal Author:

Dantzker, Mark L., 1958-

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xvii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section I. Functions. 1. Research : what, why, and how -- 2. Research and ethics -- 3. The beginning basics -- 4. The language of research -- 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.

Subject Term:

Criminology -- Research -- Methodology.

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

Criminal justice, Administration of -- Research -- Methodology. (OCoLC)fst00883302

Criminology -- Research -- Methodology. (OCoLC)fst00883583

Added Author:

Hunter, Ronald D.

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Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Third Edition introduces students to the functions of criminal justice research including scientific theory, research language, and design. Ideal for the undergraduate or graduate level qualitative and quantitative methodology courses, this Third Edition is updated with new case studies, expanded discussions on quantitative vs. qualitative research, and special topics including ethics, confidentiality, and the need for objectivity. The text's clear and simple approach to social science research makes learning research methods easy, understandable, and applicable to the criminal justice topics students are most interested in.