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A Police Officer’s Guide to Academic Research / edited by Anne Eason.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminology.
- Sociology--Methodology.
- Sociology.
- Crime--Sociological aspects.
- Crime.
- Crime Control and Security.
- Sociological Methods.
- Crime and Society.
- Local Subjects:
- Crime Control and Security.
- Sociological Methods.
- Crime and Society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (126 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2023.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
- Summary:
- This book highlights how the practical skills of the police officer can be transferred into the realm of academic research and support them in becoming part of the evidence-based policing movement. It starts by exploring the professionalisation of the police service through higher education accreditation and the different methodologies of social research practice. Using operational comparisons and a little humour, it guides the reader through the swamp of concepts and processes, such as ethical approval, research paradigms and data gathering and analysis. It then takes them on a journey of reflection and reflexivity, challenging their own perspective on policing and working within the wider criminal justice sector and how they can make a valuable contribution to the development of policing practice. Anne Eason, DCrimJ is Associate Head of Dept. Policing at the University of the West of England, UK, overseeing the Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship. A former Senior Probation Officer, her operational expertise and research interests are in multi-agency working, risk assessment and management, decision-making and police education.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Foreword
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Structure of the Book
- A Climate of Change
- The Three R's-Reading, 'Riting and Research
- Research Methodologies-Research Who?
- The Ethics of Doing Research on a Sensitive Issue or with Vulnerable Populations
- Looking in the Mirror
- Putting It All Together
- References
- 2 A Climate of Change
- What Does It Mean to Be a Professional?
- Politics and the Re-evaluation of Police Officers as Professionals
- The Value of Higher Education in the Professionalisation Process
- Conclusion
- 3 The Three R's-Reading, 'Riting, and Research
- Introduction
- The Link
- The Belief
- Research
- Concepts and Questions
- Context
- Reading
- Start Reading
- Reading Methods
- Truth
- Stop Reading
- Writing
- Critical Writing
- Presentation
- Practicality
- Referencing
- Format
- 4 Research Methodologies: Research Who?
- What Is Research?
- Research Methodology, Research Methods and Why You Need Them
- Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Research Methods
- Interviews
- Focus Groups
- Observation
- 5 Ethics and Considering the Risks of Desensitisation
- What Are Sensitive Issues and Who Are Vulnerable Populations?
- What is Ethics and Why Does It Matter?
- What is the Research Question and Why Are You Asking It?
- Developing Ethical Research Design
- Conducting Ethical Research
- Data Analysis
- Dissemination and Publication
- The Role of the Researcher: Sensitised and Desensitised
- 6 Looking in the Mirror
- The Reflective Practitioner
- Police Neutrality
- The Reflexive "Double Whammy" in Policing Research
- Practicing Reflexively
- The Research Question
- Morals and Ethics
- The Methodology
- Conducting the Research.
- Methods and Literature Reviews
- Data Analysis and Conclusions
- 7 Conclusion-Putting It All Together
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Eason, Anne A Police Officer's Guide to Academic Research
- ISBN:
- 9783031192869
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