Methods of criminology and criminal justice research / edited by Mathieu Deflem and Derek M.D. Silva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deflem, Mathieu, editor.

Silva, Derek M. D., editor.

Series:

Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ; 1521-6136 v. 24.

Sociology of crime, law and deviance, 1521-6136 ; volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Methodology.

Criminology.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Crime--Sociological aspects.

Crime.

Sociology--Methodology.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 200 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2019]

Summary:

The eleven chapters in this volume of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance discuss a variety of issues of methodological significance in research in the fields of criminology and criminal justice studies. As scholarly work on various aspects of crime, deviance, criminal justice, and social control has progressed tremendously in recent decades, both in terms of scope as well as with respect to theoretical approaches, the employed methods of investigation have also broadened and advanced to be as sophisticated as those used in any other area of contemporary social-science inquiry. The authors in this volume demonstrate the methodological maturity and diversity of current empirical research in criminology and criminal justice in a number of areas, such as general trends of crime, criminal networks, violence against women, sex work, elder financial exploitation, school safety, immigrant detention, extremism on the internet, and human trafficking.Presenting a state-of-the-art overview of criminological and criminal justice methodologies today, this book is of interest to a wide range of scholars and students in the fields of criminology, sociology, justice policy, and criminal justice.

Contents:

Intro

Methods of Criminology and Criminal Justice Research

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

About the Contributors

Introduction: Measuring Crime and Criminal Justice

References

Part I: General Patterns and Trends

Chapter 1: Is Crime Rising or Falling? A Comparison of Police-Recorded Crime and Victimization Surveys

Introduction

Police-Recorded Crime Versus Estimates from Victim Surveys

Methodological Issues with Police-recorded Crimes

Methodological Issues with the CSEW

Recent Trends in Police-recorded Crimes and CSEW

Data and Analysis Plan

Findings

Overall Crime Trends

Trends in Violence Data

Homicide Data

Police "Outputs": Stop and Search Data

Trends in Violence and Crime: The NHS Narrative

Discussion

A Rise in Crime or Faulty Wires?

Is Crime Going Up in Society?

When Should We Use CSEW as a Measurement of Violent Crime?

Future Research Implications

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Using Freedom of Information Requests in Socio-Legal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies, and Criminology

ATI/FOI in the Social Sciences: The Basics

Digging Deeper

Challenges, Barriers, and Tricks of the Trade

Using ATI/FOI Requests in Socio-legal Studies

Using ATI/FOI Requests in Criminal Justice Studies

Using ATI/FOI Requests in Criminology

Chapter 3: Criminal Group Dynamics and Network Methods

A Network Perspective of Delinquent Groups

Network Data

A Network Approach to Delineating Group Boundaries

Research on Criminal Group Dynamics

Intra-group Network Dynamics

Inter-group Network Dynamics

Part II: Special Groups and Problems.

Chapter 4: Innovative Methods of Gathering Survey Data on Violence Against Women

Broad Operational Definitions

Minimizing Underreporting

Supplementary Open-ended Questions

Multiple Measures of Victimization

Self-Report Surveys Administered to Adult Men

Examining Within Group Ethnic Differences

Chapter 5: Methods of Male Sex Work Research: Recommendations and Future Research Opportunities

Methods of Male Sex Work Research

Interviewing Male Escorts

University Administrative Issues

Working with Sex Workers' Community Organizations

Interview Process

Male Escort Websites

Accessing Websites

Cataloging Techniques

Chapter 6: Employing Mixed Methods: The Case of Elder Financial Exploitation

Literature Review

Chronology of Study and Methods

Select Findings from Our Mixed Methods Approach

What are the Most Common Types of Elder Financial Exploitation?

What Factors Influence the Reporting Decisions of Victims?

What is the Role of Age-graded Life Events on the Risk of Elder Financial Exploitation?

What are the Consequences of Elder Financial Exploitation on the Quality of Life, Physical Health, and Emotional Health of Victims?

What are Protective Factors Against Elder Financial Exploitation?

Chapter 7: Perceptions of School Safety in the Aftermath of a Shooting: Challenge to Internal Validity?

Violence and Fear

Media Effects

Shootings and Student Reactions

Characteristics of Parkland

Data and Methods

Measures

Results

Cross-sectional Comparison in Wave Two

Differences in Change Scores Pre- and Post-Parkland

Considering Sample Differences in Examination of Change Scores

Conclusion.

References

Part III: Crossing Boundaries

Chapter 8: Methodological Challenges in Collaborative Research with Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in Canada

Community-Based Participatory Research

Collaborative/Participatory/Action (CBPR) Research and Battered Immigrant Women

Overview of the Research Process

The Research Requirements

Challenges and Consequences

Research Process Challenges

Process Consequences

Lessons Learned

Chapter 9: The Uses and Limits of Photovoice in Research on Life After Immigration Detention and Deportation

Picturing Life After Detention

What is Photovoice?

Why Use Photovoice in This Study?

The Challenges of Using Photovoice

Chapter 10: Agency Records as a Method for Examining Human Trafficking

What Are Agency Records?

Types of Agency Records

Previous Research on Human Trafficking Using Agency Records

Challenges in Using Agency Records for Human Trafficking Research

Using Agency Records to Estimate Prevalence: A Methodological Reflection

Data Availability

Data Types and Format

Synthesizing Data

Chapter 11: Searching for Extremist Content Online Using the Dark Crawler and Sentiment Analysis

Extracting Extremist Content Online: The Dark Crawler

Number of Webpages

Number of Domains

Trusted Domains

Keywords

Data Mining Extremist Content Online: Sentiment Analysis

The Future of Detecting Extremist Sentiment Online

Collaborations

Combinations

Validation

Adaptation

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781787698673

178769867X

9781787698659

1787698653