This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Teaches research fundamentals with a grounded, real-world approach. Research Methods in Criminal Justice, 9/e teaches contemporary research methods using examples of real criminological and criminal justice studies to illustrate concepts and techniques. Hagan’s best-selling approach familiarizes students with examples of research in the field as they learn fundamental research skills. The text emphasizes sources and resources of classic and contemporary research in the field and helps students and professionals better understand the extensive diversity of research available and in progress in criminal justice. The logical organization carries students through the sequence of the research process, but is flexible enough to allow instructors to customize the text to suit their courses.
Revised edition of the author's Research methods in criminal justice and criminology, [2014]
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The second edition features expanded coverage of measurement, qualitative research methods, and evaluation research methods, as well as additional downloadable journal articles to ensure students begin to think critically about research and ...
First edition published by Pearson 2007 Second edition published by Pearson 2011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Kraska, Peter B., 1961– author. | Brent, John J., author.
Filled with practical, example-filled discussions and applications, drawn from various facets of criminal justice research, this text gives students of criminal justice and criminology an exceptionally clear understanding of how social ...
Boston, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann. Dantzker, M. L., & Eisenman, R. (2007). Sexual attitudes of criminal justice college students: Attitudes toward homosexuality, pornography, and other sexual matters. American Journal of Psychological ...
More than 80 short, sharply focused examples throughout the text rely on actual research that is conducted by, on behalf of, or relevant to criminal justice practitioners. The book engages students' interests like no other.
This invaluable reference work: Offers a comprehensive survey of international research designs, methods, and statistical techniques Includes contributions from leading figures in the field Contains data on criminology and criminal justice ...
The definitions and examples provided in the book will help students and practitioners to both comprehend research articles and reports and to conduct their own research.
"This book explains and illustrates criminal justice research topics, including ethics in research, research design, causation, operationalization of variables, sampling, methods of data collection (including surveys), reliance on existing ...