Introduction to criminal justice research methods : an applied approach / by Gennaro F. Vito, Ph.D., Julie C. Kunselman, Ph.D., Richard Tewksbury, Ph.D.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vito, Gennaro F., author.

Kunselman, Julie C., author.

Tewksbury, Richard A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C. Thomas Publisher Ltd., 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This third edition is designed as an introduction to research methods in criminal justice techniques. The detailed information that is generated by research is a management tool that has become a significant part of criminal justice operations. The text discusses the purposes, process, and uses of research that focus on identifying what information is already known about a particular topic or question. Ethical issues in criminal justice research are reviewed, as is investigating the validity and reliability of crime data sources. Also offered is an introduction to research design--the plan or

Contents:

CONTENTS; Chapter 1 THE PURPOSE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH; Chapter 2 LIBRARY RESEARCH AND LITERATURE REVIEWS; Chapter 3 ETHICAL ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH; Chapter 4 MEASURING CRIME: THE VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF CRIME DATA SOURCES; Chapter 5 ELEMENTS OF RESEARCH DESIGN; Chapter 6 PRINCIPLES OF SAMPLING; Chapter 7 SURVEY RESEARCH; Chapter 8 SCALING; Chapter 9 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH:OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; Chapter 10 QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; Chapter 11 EVALUATION RESEARCHIN CRIMINAL JUSTICE; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08799-7