Methods of criminological research / Victor Jupp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jupp, Victor.

Series:

Contemporary social research series ; 19.

Contemporary social research series ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Research.

Crime.

Social sciences--Comparative method.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 192 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Boston : Unwin Hyman, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining the different ways in which data can be collected and analyzed for research on crime and criminal justice, this book deals with social surveys, experimental methods, official statistics, observation and detailed interviews. This practical text includes sections on:* methods of criminological research * types of data* measuring and explaining crime * studying the criminal justice system * gaining access* publishing results.Throughout, it emphasizes the necessity of examining forms of data collection and analysis within the context of

Contents:

Cover; METHODS OF CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Theories, Methods, Politics and Problems; Introduction; The influence of positivism; The value of considering 'methods'; Methodological validity; The criminological enterprise; Problems; Theories; Methods; Institutional contexts; Conclusion; 2 Methods of criminological research; Introduction; Types of data; Quantitative and qualitative data; Individual and social data; Present and past data; Primary and secondary data; Social Surveys; Sampling techniques; Data collection; Data analysis

Cross-sectional designs; Time series designs; Longitudinal designs; Official statistics; Experiments; Principles of experimentation; Reforms as experiments; Internal and external validity; Experiments and ethics; Observation; Participant observation; Observing police culture; Observation and theory; Informal interviews; Life histories; Social history research; Feminist research; Semi-structured interviews; Psychological interviews; Interviews and theory; Data and method; Data and method triangulation; The theoretical connection; Theories based on individual predispositions to crime

Theories based on sociological determinants; Theories based on micro-sociology; Theories based on historical and structural intersections; Theoretical triangulation; Concluding comments; 3 Measuring and explaining crime; Introduction; Measuring the extent of crime; Official statistics on crime; Official statistics and positivism; The institutional approach; The radical approach; The realist approach; Self-report studies; Victim surveys; Left realism; Concluding comments; Explaining crime: quantitative research; Areal, ecological and epidemiological studies; Unemployment and crime

Problems of interpretation; Correlation and causality; Statistical and substantive significance; Ecological fallacies; The problem of meaning; Explaining crime: Qualitative Research; Nature of qualitative research; Methodological commitments; Grounded theory; Micro-macro relations; School and youth culture; Discourse as object of inquiry; Conclusion; 4 Studying the criminal justice system; Introduction; 'Objects' as subjects; Politics of criminological inquiry; Subjects of inquiry; Researchers; Gatekeepers; Sponsors of research; Interests, alliances and power

Gaining access: research in prisons; Long-term imprisonment; Psychological survival in Durham's E wing; Theoretical and methodological commitments; History of the project; Commentary: rights of subjects and researchers; Collecting data: researching the police; Subjects as gatekeepers; Research on the police; Studying corruption in Amsterdam; Commentary: ethics and observation; Publishing results: plea-bargaining in courts; Publication and protection of interests; Research on courts; Plea-bargaining in Crown Courts; Commentary: definitions of 'proper' research; Getting research used: the short, sharp shock

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-134-85831-0

1-282-77840-4

9786612778407

0-203-42398-4

9780203423981

OCLC:

646718059