Full Description
The new edition of this best selling textbook brings research alive for students studying criminology and related subjects.Contextualising research with real-life examples of crime and criminal justice, the book looks at the processes, practicalities and problems of doing criminological research, ensuring students get to grips with preparing for and doing their own research. Thoroughly revised and updated, the book includes 12 new chapters and a revised 3-part structure designed around the core elements of a research project (preparing, doing and reflecting). It explores:o Designing Criminological Research o Undertaking a Criminological Literature Review o Crime Analysis and Survey Research o Longitudinal and Ethnographic Research o Researching the Media o Using the Internet to Research Crime and Justice o Ethics and Politics of Criminological Research o Doing Critical Criminological ResearchThe book is also now equipped with student support features including chapter key points, summaries, study questions/activities and resources, further reading, and a comprehensive glossary. It is essential reading for students and researchers in criminology, criminal justice and community safety.
Contents
Introduction - Pamela Davies and Peter FrancisPART ONE: PREPARING CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH - Pamela Davies and Peter Francis Planning Criminological Research - Peter FrancisFormulating Criminological Research Questions - Pamela DaviesMethodological Approaches to Criminological Research - Natasha SemmensUndertaking a Criminological Literature Review - Alison WakefieldPART TWO: DOING CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH - Pamela Davies and Peter FrancisMapping and Using Crime Data in Criminological Research - Alex HirschfieldSensitive Survey Research: An Oxymoron? - Jo Deakin and Jon SpencerDoing Interviews in Prison - Pamela Davies'Essentially Barbarians'? Researching the 'Youth Underclass' - Robert MacdonaldEthnographic Research in the Context of Policing - Faye Cosgrove and Peter FrancisUsing the Media to Understand Crime and Criminal Justice - Rob C MawbyThe Media and Criminological Research - Yvonne JewkesUsing the Internet to Research Crime and Justice - David Wall and Matthew WilliamsFrancisEthics and Criminological Research - Azrini Wahidin and Dr Linda MooreThe Politics of Criminological Research - Gordon HughesCritical Reflection as Research Methodology - Barbara Hudson
