Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology
ISBN: 9780135043882 | 0135043883
Edition: 8thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 6/23/2009
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A classic in its field, this best-selling book teaches general research methods using standard and contemporary examples of criminal justice and criminology research. Featuring both qualitative and quantitative studies, the author helps students develop fundamental research skills and acquaints them with the literature of the field. This edition features updated tables, figures and examples and includes new information on prison research, Internet resources and visual criminology. Some of these examples include: Discussion of Zimbardors"s"Lucif... MORE
| Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods | |
| Ethics in Criminal Justice Research | |
| Research Design: The Experimental Model and Its Variations | |
| The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling | |
| Survey Research: Questionnaires | |
| Survey Research: Interviews and Telephone Surveys | |
| Participant Observation and Case Studies | |
| Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and ... MORE | |
| Validity, Reliability, and Triangulated Strategies | |
| Scaling and Index Construction | |
| Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research | |
| Data Management: Coding, Tabulation and Simple Data Presentation | |
| Data Analysis: A Userrsquo;s Guide to Statistics | |
| How to Write the Research Report | |
| Table of Random Numbers | |
| Statistics: An Addendum to Chapter 13 | |
| Answers to Pop Quizzes in Chapter 13 | |
| Normal Curve Areas | |
| Distribution of Chi-Square | |
| Proposal Writing and Evaluation | |
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