Criminal justice and criminology research methods / Peter B. Kraska, W. Lawrence Neuman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kraska, Peter B., 1961-

Contributor:

Neuman, W. Lawrence (William Lawrence), 1950-

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Research--Methodology.

Criminology.

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

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 546 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

Boston : Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, [2008]

Summary:

This is a text& that both professors and students will appreciate: professors for its comprehensive and balanced coverage of the material; students for its portrayal of research methods as interesting, exciting, and most importantly, relevant.

Contents:

Criminal justice and criminology research : mapping the terrain

The nature of science and research

Philosophical and theoretical foundations

Ethics and reviewing the literature

Quantitative and qualitative research design

Quantitative and qualitative measurement

Quantitative and qualitative sampling

Experimental and quasi-experimental crime and justice research

Survey interview methods

Nonreactive research : content analysis and existing documents/statistics

Analysis of quantitative data

Crime and justice ethnographic field research

Historical, qualitative document analysis, academic legal and mixed methods research

Analysis of qualitative data

Presenting crime and justice research.

Notes:

Edition from p. xxvii.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 518-534) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0205485707

9780205485703

OCLC:

145396435