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The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice /

By: Bachman, RonetContributor(s): Schutt, Russell KMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Sage Publications, Inc. 2017 Edition: Sixth EditionDescription: xxii, 520 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9781506306810 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): Criminology | Criminal justice, Administration ofDDC classification: 364.072
Contents:
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Science, society, and criminological research -- The process and problems of criminology research -- Doing research ethically -- Fundamentals of research -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling -- Causation and research design -- Research designs -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Survey research -- Qualitative methods: observing, participating, and listening -- Analyzing content : secondary analysis, content analysis, crime mapping, and -- Big data -- Evaluation research -- Mixing and comparing methods -- After the data are collected -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Reporting research results -- Appendix A: Questions to ask about a research article -- Appendix B: How to read a research article -- On student study site: edge.sagepub.com/bachmanprccj6e -- Appendix C: How to use a statistical package: IBM SPSS statistics -- Appendix D: How to use a data spreadsheet : excel -- Appendix E: Data sets -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.
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Revised edition of the authors' The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice, 2014.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Science, society, and criminological research -- The process and problems of criminology research -- Doing research ethically -- Fundamentals of research -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling -- Causation and research design -- Research designs -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Survey research -- Qualitative methods: observing, participating, and listening -- Analyzing content : secondary analysis, content analysis, crime mapping, and -- Big data -- Evaluation research -- Mixing and comparing methods -- After the data are collected -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Reporting research results -- Appendix A: Questions to ask about a research article -- Appendix B: How to read a research article -- On student study site: edge.sagepub.com/bachmanprccj6e -- Appendix C: How to use a statistical package: IBM SPSS statistics -- Appendix D: How to use a data spreadsheet : excel -- Appendix E: Data sets -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors.

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