Voices from the Field Readings in Criminal Justice Research

Name: Voices from the Field Readings in Criminal Justice Research
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ISBN: 9780534563769

ISBN-10: 0534563767

ISBN-13: 9780534563769

Edition: 2001

Authors: Rickie Dwaine Lovell, Carl E. Pope, Steven G. Brandl

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This reader gives you a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at groundbreaking research, showing you what the process was really like and how the outcomes often differed from the researchers' expectations. For the first time, you'll receive a first-hand perspective from the researchers themselves. Organized by type of methodology and ideal for use with Maxfield and Babbie's textbook, the reader offers commentary about varying research approaches, research design, the process of measurement, and the concepts of reliability and validity.

Book details

List price: $99.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/13/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.21" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Steven G. Brandl is an Associate Professor in the Criminal Justice department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research interests include police decision-making and behavior, police use of force, the relationship between the police and the community, criminal investigation, and program evaluation. Brandl has conducted numerous research projects with several major metropolitan police departments. He is the author of numerous articles in professional journals and co-editor of VOICES FROM THE FIELD: READINGS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH (Pope/Lovell/Brandl, Wadsworth 2001).



Preface



Introduction: Foundations of Criminal Justice Research


Issues in Research Design


Examining the Articles



Experimental Research and Its Variations



Inmate Adjustment and Change During Shock Incarceration: The Impact of Correctional Boot Camp Programs



Commentary


Louisiana's Shock Incarceration Program


Theoretical Considerations


Methods


Results


Discussion


References


Discussion Questions



Evaluating the Use of Social Skills Training and Employment with Delinquent Youth



Commentary


Background


The Second Chance Program


The Present Research


Results


Discussion


Acknowledgment


References


Discussion Questions



General Deterrent Effects of Police Patrol in Crime "Hot Spots": A Randomized, Controlled Trial



Commentary


Research Design Issues in Patrol and Crime


Experimental Design


Results


Conclusions


References


Discussion Questions



Survey Research



Reassessing the Impact of Race on Citizens' Attitudes Toward the Police: A Research Note



Commentary


Method


Results


Conclusion


References


Discussion Questions



Heavy Metal Music Preference, Delinquent Friends, Social Control, and Delinquency



Commentary


Heavy Metal and Delinquency


Hypotheses


Method


Analysis


Summary


Conclusion


Notes


References


Discussion Questions



"My Wife Is Married and So Is My Girlfriend": Adaptations to the Threat of AIDS in an Arrestee Population



Commentary


Background


Method and Data


Results


Discussion


Conclusion


Notes


References


Discussion Questions



Field Research



Fear of Victimization and the Interactional Construction of Harassment in a Latino Neighborhood



Commentary


Methods


Crime, Neighborhood Reputation, and Identifying Danger in Chronic Town


Behavioral Strategies of the Fearful and the Interactional Consequences


Conclusion


References


Discussion Questions



Collective and Normative Features of Gang Violence



Commentary


Gang Violence


Collective Behavior


Data and Methods


Collective Violence Processes Within the Gang


Conclusion


References


Discussion Questions



Ambivalent Actions: Prison Adaptation Strategies of First-Time, Short-Term Inmates



Commentary


Method


Marginality, Prison Imagery, and Prison Adaptations


Ambivalence and Prison Strategies


Discussion


Notes


References


Discussion Questions



Analysis of Existing Records



Analytical and Aggregation Biases in Analysis of Imprisonment: Reconciling Discrepancies in Studies of Racial Disparity



Commentary


Problems of Studying Single Decision Points and Single Jurisdictions


Problems of Aggregation


The Study


Results


Summary and Conclusion


Notes


References


Discussion Questions



On Preventing Drunk Driving Recidivism: An Examination of Rehabilitation and Punishment Approaches



Commentary


Introduction


The Rehabilitation Approach


The Punishment Approach


Sample


Results: All Offenders


First Time Offenders


Discussion and Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


References


Discussion Questions



In the Line of Duty: A Descriptive Analysis of Police Assaults and Accidents



Commentary


Introduction


Previous Research


Method


Results


Conclusions


Notes


References


Discussion Questions



Secondary Data Analysis



Juvenile Victimization: Convergent Validation of Alternative Measurements



Commentary


Patterns of Juvenile Victimization: Comparing Alternative Measures


Validation of NCVS Estimates


Research Method


Results


Discussion



Victimization Questionnaire Items


References


Discussion Questions



Racial Prejudice and Support for the Death Penalty by Whites



Commentary


The Study


Results


Discussion and Conclusions


References


Discussion Questions



A Badge and a Baccalaureate: Policies, Hypotheses, and Further Evidence



Commentary


Theoretical and Policy Issues


Methods


Findings


Conclusions


References


Discussion Questions



Other Methods



You Can Lead a Horse to Water ...: A Case Study of a Police Department's Response to Stricter Drunk-Driving Laws



Commentary


DUI Legal Reform in the 1980s


Drunk-Driving Enforcement in Pennsylvania


Methods


DUI Enforcement in Melville


Demand for DUI Enforcement


Discussion


Conclusion


References


Discussion Questions



Images of Crime and Justice: Murder and the "True Crime" Genre



Commentary


Introduction


Literature Review


Method


Discussion


Acknowledgments


Notes


References


Appendix


Discussion Questions



Further Exploration of the Flight from Discretion: The Role of Risk/Need Instruments in Probation Supervision Decisions



Commentary


Introduction


Theory and Approach


Historical Context


Attitudes about the Risk/Need Instruments


Conclusions


Acknowledgment


References


Discussion Questions


Epilogue: Policy and Utilization Issues in Criminal Justice Research


Knowledge for What?


Research Information


Defining Research Utilization


The Context for Policy Development


Factors Affecting Research Utilization


Research Use in Perspective


References


Index