Fundamentals of research in criminology and criminal justice

By:

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Sage 2012Edition: 2ndDescription: xxiv, 375p. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781412991766

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

364.072 22 BA-F

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface 1. Science, Society, and Criminological Research 2. The Process and Problems of Criminological Research 3. Research Ethics and Philosophies 4. Conceptualization and Measurement 5. Sampling 6. Causation and Research Design 7. Survey Research 8. Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis 9. Analyzing Content: Crime Mapping and Historical, Secondary, and Content Analysis 10. Evaluation and Policy Analysis 11. Describing Quantitative Data 12. Reporting Research ResultsReferencesGlossaryIndex.

Summary: "Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a concise resource for understanding the multifaceted subject of research methods in the field of criminology and criminal justice. This book uniquely helps to teach research design and techniques within the context of substantive criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field. This is a briefer version of Ronet and Russ's successful The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, written in a less formal style, with more concise examples drawn from everyday experience, and less coverage of complex or more rigorous methods. This is an excellent introductory methods text for undergraduate research courses in the fields of Criminal Justice and Criminology. It is ideal for students who need to understand how criminal justice research is done and appreciate the results, but may never do research themselves in the professional lives"--

Item type:

Print List(s) this item appears in: Books on Criminology

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Main Library	364.072 BA-F (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Checked out	30/12/2023	119752

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a concise resource for understanding the multifaceted subject of research methods in the field of criminology and criminal justice. This book uniquely helps to teach research design and techniques within the context of substantive criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field. This is a briefer version of Ronet and Russ's successful The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, written in a less formal style, with more concise examples drawn from everyday experience, and less coverage of complex or more rigorous methods. This is an excellent introductory methods text for undergraduate research courses in the fields of Criminal Justice and Criminology. It is ideal for students who need to understand how criminal justice research is done and appreciate the results, but may never do research themselves in the professional lives"--

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.