The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice

著者

• Bachman, Ronet
• Schutt, Russell K.

書誌事項

The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice

Ronet Bachman, Russell K. Schutt

（The Pine Forge Press series in research methods and statistics）

Pine Forge Press, c2001

• : pbk

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Research Methods for Crime integrates substantive Criminal Justice issue with research techniques. It shows how quantitative and qualitative techniques can be used together to strengthen research design and data analysis. It uses SPSS as a way of teaching and reinforcing the relationship between good research design and data analysis. It also uses graphics extensively in every chapter to facilitate students' understanding of concepts discussed.

目次

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments 1. Science, Society and Criminological Research Reasoning about the Social World The Social Science Approach Strengths and Limitations of Social Research Validity: The Goal of Social Research Conclusion 2. The Process and Problems of Criminological Research Criminological Research Questions The Role of Criminological Theory Social Reserach Strategies Guidelines for Criminologists Conclusion 3. Conceptualization and Measurement Concepts Measurement Operations Evaluation of Measures Levels of Measurement Conclusion 4. Sampling Sample Planning Sampling Methods Sampling Distributions Conclusion 5. Causation and Research Design Meanings of Caucation Criteria for Causal Explanation Research Designs to Determine Causality Research Designs to Determine Time Order Combined Research Designs Units of Analysis and Errors in Causal Reasoning Conclusion 6. Experiments True Experiments Quasi-Experiments Evaluation Research Validity in Experiments Ethical Issues in Experimental Research Conclusion 7. Survey Research Survey Research in the Social Sciences Questionnaire Development and Assessment Question Construction Organization of the Questionnaire Survey Designs Ethical Issues in Survey Research Conclusion 8. Qualitative Methods Fundamentals of Qualitative Methods Participant Observation Intensive Interviewing Focus Groups Analysis of Qualitative Data Ethical Issues in Qaulitative Research Conclusion 9. Multiple Methods in Context: Integration and Review Evaluation and Comparing Research Designs Triangulating Research Designs Conducting Factorial Surveys Extending Social Science Investigations Theoretical Perspectives on Research Designs Conclusion Lessons About Research Designs 10. Evaluation Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice A Brief History of Evaluation Research True Randomized Experimental Designs Quasi-Experimental Designs in Evaluation Research Nonexperimental Designs Which Method is Best? Conclusion 11. Data Analysis Introducing Statistics Preparing Data for Analysis Displaying Univariate Distributions Summarizing Univariate Distributions Crosstabulating Variables Analyzing Data Ethically: How Not to Lie About Relationships Conclusion 12. Reporting Research Results The Research Proposal Research Report Goals Research Report Types A Bit More on Writing Data Displays Ethics and Reporting Conclusion Appendix A: Finding Information Appendix B: Questions to Ask About a Research Article Appendix C: How to Read a Research Artcile Appendix D: An Introduction to Using SPSS for Windows Appendix E: Table of Random Numbers Appendix F: Using QSR NVivo for Qualitative Analysis: An Extended Exercise Appendix G: Annotated List of Web Sites References Glossary/Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA53220993
• ISBN:
  • 0761987061
• LCCN: 00012705
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Thousand Oaks, Calif.
• ページ数/冊数: 1 v. (various pagings)
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 付属資料: 1 computer laser optical disk
• 分類:
  • LCC : HV6024.5
  • DC21 : 364/.07/2
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Criminology -- Research
  • LCSH : Criminal justice, Administration of -- Research
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA26655268