Full Description
The new edition of this bestselling textbook comes completely revised and updated to take students on a guided tour of criminological research.
As a trusted companion, this book brings together a range of experts in the field to provide key perspectives on how to prepare, do and present research. Each chapter comes with a range of learning features and contextualised case studies, giving an in-depth review on conducting research projects. The book:
Includes fascinating case studies on transnational crime and policing, victims, male offenders, institutional abuse and more
Comes with study questions, activities, key terms and a glossary
Includes visual material which highlights and illustrates key points
Contains new chapters on mixed methods; web based criminological research; experimental criminological research and quantitative criminological research
This is the go-to for any student studying criminology, essential to those conducting their own research in the field.
Contents
Decision Making and Reflexivity in Doing Criminological Research - Pamela Davies and Peter Francis
Planning and Proposing Criminological Research - Peter Francis
Undertaking a Criminological Literature Review - Alison Wakefield
Methodological Approaches to Criminological Research - Hannah Bows
Using Mixed Methods in Criminological Research - Vicky Heap and Jaime Waters
The Politics and Ethics of Criminological Research - David Scott
Writing Up and Presenting Criminological Research - Alexandra Hall
Using Historical Artefacts, Records and Resources in Criminological Research - Pam Cox, Heather Shore and Barry Godfrey
Using Social Surveys in Criminological Research - Jo Deakin and Jon Spencer
Doing Quantitative Data Analysis in Criminological Research - Nick Tilley, Graham Farrell and Andromachi Tseloni
Using Big Data and Data Analytics in Criminological Research - Lyria Bennett Moses and Janet Chan
Doing Qualitative Data Analysis in Criminological Research - Pamela Davies
Doing Longitudinal and Life-Course Criminological Research - Jerzy Sarnecki and Christoffer Carlsson
Using Interviews as Storytelling in Criminological Research - Elizabeth Stanley
Using In-Depth Interviewing and Documentary - Marie Segrave and Sanja Milivojevic
Using Biography and Autobiography in Criminological (and Victimological) Research - Ross McGarry and Zoe Alker
Doing Ethnographic Research in Criminology - Steve Hall
Doing Criminological Research Online - Majid Yar
Using Visual Methods in Criminological Research - Ronnie Lippens
Doing Comparative Criminological Research - Matthew Hall
Using Case Study Methods in Criminological Research - Kathleen Daly
Doing Criminological Evaluation Research - Rob White
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