Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

A classic in its field, this best-selling book teaches general research methods using standard and contemporary examples of criminal justice and criminology research. Featuring both qualitative and quantitative studies, the author helps students develop fundamental research skills and acquaints them with the literature of the field. This edition features updated tables, figures and examples and includes new information on prison research, Internet resources and visual criminology. Some of these examples include: *Discussion of Zimbardo's "Lucifer effect"*Controversies related to The Minerva Consortium and The Human Terrain System*Steffensmeier and Ullmer's Confessions of a Dying Thief*The Scarlet M in corrections research*Resolution in the Iowa "Monster study" and more!

1. Introduction to Criminal Justice Research Methods 2. Ethics in Criminal Justice Research 3. Research Design: The Experimental Model and Its Variations 4. The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling 5. Survey Research: Questionnaires 6. Survey Research: Interviews and Telephone Surveys 7. Participant Observation and Case Studies 8. Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and the Uses of Official Statistics 9. Validity, Reliability, and Triangulated Strategies 10. Scaling and Index Construction 11. Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research 12. Data Management: Coding, Tabulation and Simple Data Presentation 13. Data Analysis: A User's Guide to Statistics APPENDIX A: HOW TO WRITE THE RESEARCH REPORT APPENDIX B: TABLE OF RANDOM NUMBERS APPENDIX C: STATISTICS: AN ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER 13 APPENDIX D: ANSWERS TO POP QUIZZES IN CHAPTER 13 APPENDIX E: NORMAL CURVE AREAS APPENDIX F: DISTRIBUTION OF CHI-SQUARE APPENDIX G: PROPOSAL WRITING AND EVALUATION

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