Essentials of Research Methods for Criminal Justice

Name: Essentials of Research Methods for Criminal Justice
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ISBN: 9780135121009

ISBN-10: 0135121000

ISBN-13: 9780135121009

Edition: 3rd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Frank Hagan

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Adapted from the best-sellingResearch Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology,ESSENTIALS OF RESEARCH METHODS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 3/eteaches general research methods using standard and contemporary examples of criminal justice and criminology research. Featuring both qualitative and quantitative studies, this edition offers an emphasis on ethics, the latest research studies, new information on prison research, Internet resources and visual criminology. This essentials version omits coverage of data management and analysis, and places its emphasis on fundamental research skills and the literature of the field.

Book details

List price: $146.65
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 12/29/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.87" wide x 9.06" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.826
Language: English




Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods: Theory and Method



Ethics on Criminal Justice Research



Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations



Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling



Survey Research: Questionnaires



Survey Research: Interviews and Telephone Surveys



Participant Observation and Case Studies



Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and the Uses of Official Statistics



Validity, Reliability, and Triangular Strategies



Scaling and Index Construction



Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research