The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice

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Author:

Bachman, Ronet.

ISBN:

9780761987062

Personal Author:

Bachman, Ronet.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Pine Forge Press, c2001.

Physical Description:

xxx, 470, [128] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Series:

The Pine Forge Press series in research methods and statistics

Series Title:

The Pine Forge Press series in research methods and statistics

Contents:

1. Science, Society, and Criminological Research -- 2. The Process and Problems of Criminological Research -- 3. Conceptualization and Measurement -- 4. Sampling -- 5. Causation and Research Design -- 6. Experiments -- 7. Survey Research -- 8. Qualitative Methods -- 9. Multiple Methods in Context: Integration and Review -- 10. Evaluation Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice -- 11. Data Analysis -- 12. Reporting Research Results -- App. D. An Introduction to Using SPSS for Windows -- App. E. Table of Random Numbers -- App. F. Using QSR NVivo for Qualitative Analysis: An Extended Exercise.

Subject Term:

Criminology -- Research.

Criminal justice, Administration of -- Research.

Added Author:

Schutt, Russell K.

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Research Methods for Crime integrates substantive Criminal Justice issue with research techniques. It shows how quantitative and qualitative techniques can be used together to strengthen research design and data analysis. It uses SPSS as a way of teaching and reinforcing the relationship between good research design and data analysis. It also uses graphics extensively in every chapter to facilitate students′ understanding of concepts discussed.