Research methods in criminal justice and criminology : an interdisciplinary approach

Research methods in criminal justice and criminology : an interdisciplinary approach / Lee Ellis, Richard D. Hartley, and Anthony Walsh.

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology is a core text for criminology and criminal justice research methods courses. It strives to offer a general foundation of knowledge that transcends particular topics or subject areas, allowing students to apply research methods and concepts to a m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, Lee, 1942-
Other Authors: Hartley, Richard D., Walsh, Anthony, 1941-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2010.
Subjects:
Criminology > Research > Methodology.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Research > Methodology.
Criminal statistics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Research > Methodology
Criminal statistics
Criminology > Research > Methodology
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The scientific method and criminal justice and criminology as social sciences
  • 2. Formulating scientific questions and locating background research
  • 3. Univariate statistics and the concept of statistical significance
  • 4. Bivariate and multivariate statistics : the concept of correlation
  • 5. Research report structure and styles for citing and referencing
  • 6. Reliability, validity, and precision in measurement
  • 7. Surveying and sampling
  • 8. The human side of sampling and the reliability of self-reports
  • 9. Data based on self-reports : guidelines for constructing questionnaires
  • 10. Direct observations : qualitative and quantitative data
  • 11. Archival data analysis and meta-analysis
  • 12. Measuring crime and criminality
  • 13. Theories, models, hypotheses, and empirical reality
  • 14. Controlled experimentation
  • 15. Quasi-experimentation
  • 16. Ethical issues in social and behavioral science research
  • 17. Evaluation and other applied research
  • 18. Epilogue
  • App. A. The American Psychological Association referencing style
  • App. B. Guidelines and recommendations for preparing research reports
  • App. C. Guidelines for professional writing in the social and behavioral sciences.

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