Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology - Hardcover

Babbie, Earl; Maxfield, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1285067843 ISBN 13: 9781285067841

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Now with even more real-world examples throughout and comprehensive coverage of qualitative methods, the Seventh Edition of the market-leading RESEARCH METHODS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY combines the scholarship, accuracy, and conversational tone of Earl Babbie's best-selling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH with Mike Maxfield's expertise in criminology and criminal justice. Providing the most comprehensive, authoritative introduction to criminal justice research available today--and enhanced by new examples, research, applications, and built-in study tools--this edition continues its focus on getting students to DO research.

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Title: Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: MichaelG.Maxfield <>Publisher: CengageLearning

Review:

1. Crime, Criminal Justice, and Scientific Inquiry. 2. Foundations of Criminal Justice Research. 3. Ethics and Criminal Justice Research. 4. General Issues in Research Design. 5. Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement. 6. Measuring Crime. 7. Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs. 8. Sampling. 9. Survey Research. 10. Qualitative Interviewing. 11. Field Research. 12. Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data. 13. Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis. 14. Interpreting Data.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1285067843
• ISBN 13: 9781285067841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 496