The pains of doing criminological research / Kristel Beyens, Jenneke Christiaens, Bart Claes, Steven De Ridder, Hanne Tournel and Hilde Tubex (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beyens, Kristel, editor.

Christiaens, Jenneke, 1963- editor.

Claes, Bart, editor.

De Ridder, Steven, editor.

Tournel, Hanne, editor.

Tubex, Hilde, editor.

Series:

Criminologische studies

Criminologische studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Research.

Criminology.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Research.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

215 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Brussels VUBPRESS, Brussels University Press, [2013].

Summary:

By explicitly focusing on the lived experiences of criminology researchers and giving voice to their difficulties, struggles, frustrations, and the challenges they meet during their research, this book places the researcher in the center of the attention, providing a unique perspective to the classical handbook in research methods.

Contents:

1 Introduction. Giving Voice to the Researcher / Kristel Beyens Beyens, Kristel 13

2 Paradigms. Waving the Flag or Flagging the Wave? / Tom Bauwens Bauwens, Tom, Philippe Kennes Kennes, Philippe, Aline Bauwens Bauwens, Aline 23

3 The Pains and Gains of a Social Constructionist Perspective on Policy-supporting Research / Tom Bauwens Bauwens, Tom, Katrien De Koster Koster, Katrien De, Els Enhus Enhus, Els, Anneke Evenepoel Evenepoel, Anneke 39

4 Gender and Prison Ethnography. Some Fieldwork Implications / Bart Claes Claes, Bart, Valesca Lippens Lippens, Valesca, Philippe Kennes Kennes, Philippe, Hanne Tournel Tournel, Hanne 59

5 Criminological Research on Non-national Prisoners without a Legal Residence Permit. The Quest for the Holy Grail of Data / Steven De Ridder Ridder, Steven De 73

6 Criminological-psychological Case-work. Consequences of Visiting the Pits of Hell / Stef Decoene Decoene, Stef 89

7 Observing the Observers. Participant Observation in Police Settings / Chaim Demarée Demarée, Chaim, Isabel Verwee Verwee, Isabel, Els Enhus Enhus, Els 105

8 Getting Personal. Reflections on the 'I' of a Researcher / Rudy Machiels Machiels, Rudy 125

9 Ethnography and Emotions. The Myth of the Cold and Objective Scientist / Veerle Scheirs Scheirs, Veerle, An Nuytiens Nuytiens, An 141

10 Breaking Boundaries. Collapsing the Dark Side of Researching Criminology / Veerle Pashley Pashley, Veerle, Marc Cools Cools, Marc 161

11 Facing Resistance to Research Results / Iris Steenhout Steenhout, Iris 181

12 Pitfalls of Comparative (Penological) Research and How to Overcome Them / Hilde Tuhex Tuhex, Hilde 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789057182631

9057182637

OCLC:

864548754