Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice by Richard D. Hartley (Eng

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Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology is a core text for criminology and criminal justice research methods courses. It strives to offer a general foundation of knowledge that transcends particular topics or subject areas, allowing students to apply research methods and concepts to a multitude of scenarios.

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Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice is a core text for criminology and criminal justice research methods courses. It strives to offer a general foundation of knowledge that transcends particular topics or subject areas, allowing students to apply research methods and concepts to a multitude of scenarios.

Author Biography

Richard D. Hartley is assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Texas at San Antonio.Lee Ellis is professor of sociology at University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is also affiliated with Minot State University in the United States.Anthony Walsh is professor of criminal justice at Boise State.The authors have varied and extensive experience with research methods in criminology and criminal justice as well as in sociology and corollary social/behavioral sciences. All authors have doctoral degrees in Criminology or Criminal Justice, and all have taught research methods courses for criminology and criminal justice as well as sociology. The authors have published in a variety of academic journals from various disciplines and all have published books in the past.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The Scientific Method and Criminology and Criminal Justice as Social Sciences Learning to Become a Researcher Circumscribing Criminology and Criminal Justice Circumscribing the Social Sciences The Near Social Sciences Other Disciplines that Utilize Social Science Research Methods Two Special Disciplines Linked to Social Science Features of the Scientific Method The Scientific Spirit Types of Issues Addressed by Social Scientists SummaryChapter 2 - Formulating Scientific Questions and Locating Background Research The Nature of Scientific Variables Conceptual Versus Operational Definitions of Variables Levels of Measurement Formulating and Refining Scientific Questions Locating Information on Topics of Interest Distinctiveness of Scientific Communication How Scientific Research Gets Reviewed and Sometimes Published SummaryChapter 3 - Ethical Issues in the Social Sciences Responsibilities to Participants of Research Deceiving or Causing Harm to Human Participants Obtaining Institutional Approval for Conducting Research Responsibilities to Fellow Social and Behavioral Scientists Ethics in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research Responsibilities to Humanity SummaryChapter 4 - Theories, Models, Hypotheses, and Empirical Reality The Concept of Causation The Nature of Scientific Theorizing Assessing the Merit of a Theory The Role of Theory in the Research Process Scientific Models, Laws, and Paradigms Hypothesis Testing and Attempts to Generalize The Null Hypothesis and Type I and Type II Errors SummaryChapter 5 - The Concepts of Reliability, Validity, and Precision in Measurement Using the Concept of Correlation to Discuss Measurement Accuracy Three Elements of Accurate Measurement Reliability Validity Precision Using Factor Analysis to Refine Measurement Accuracy Some Closing Remarks about Reliability, Validity, and Precision SummaryChapter 6 - Surveying and Sampling The Nature of Scientific Surveys Basic Terminology Representative Versus Non-representative Samples Probability Versus Non-Probability Sampling Methods Sample Size Surveying Over Time Serving as a Respondent to a Research Questionnaires Assessing Sample Attrition, its Extent and Causes Computer-Assisted Interviewing Limiting Sample Attrition Inaccuracies in Self-Reports Techniques for Minimizing and Detecting Dishonesty SummaryChapter 7 - Measuring Crime and Criminality Measuring Crime and Criminal Behavior The Uniform Crime Reports: Counting Crime Officially NIBRS: The "New and Improved" UCR Crime Victimization Survey Data Self-Reported Crime Surveys Measuring Criminal Propensity: Moving from Crime to Criminality SummaryChapter 8 - Controlled Experimentation Basic Experimental Terminology Main Types of Experimental Designs Pitfalls with Human Experimentation Shortcomings of Experimental Research SummaryChapter 9 - Quasi-Experimentation Quasi-Experiments Compared to Controlled Experiments Quasi-Experimental Designs in the Narrower Sense Quasi-Experimental Designs in the Broader Sense Quasi-Experimental Designs for Addressing Nature-Nurture Issues SummaryChapter 10 - Data Based on Self-Reports: Guidelines for Constructing Questionnaires Basic Terminology Advantages and Disadvantages of Data Based on Self-Reports Response Options for Questions Deciding Which Response Options to Use Types of Self-Reported Items Guidelines for Item Construction Types of Questions to Avoid Combining Two or More Items to Improve Reliability Time Diaries: A Special Type of Questionnaire Computerized Questionnaires and Use of the Internet Final Comments on Questionnaire Data SummaryChapter 11 - Direct Observations: Qualitative and Quantitative Data Qualitative Direct Observations Participant Observations Ethnographic Observations Case Studies Focus Group Research Archaeological Data Procedures in Ethnographic/Participant Observation Data Collection Quantitative Direct Observations Laboratory/Clinical Observations Field Research Direct Observations among Non-Human Animals Content Analysis Closing Comments on Direct Observation SummaryChapter 12 - Archival Data Analysis, Meta-Analysis, and Evaluation Research Units of Analysis Archival Data Analyzing Cross-Cultural Atlases Review Articles and Meta-Analyses Conceptualizing Evaluation Research Process and Impact Evaluation Research History of Evaluation Research Locating Reports of Evaluation Research Program Evaluation: Doing it Right SummaryChapter 13 - Univariate Statistics and the Concept of Statistical Significance The Nature of Univariate Statistical Concepts Measures of Central Tendency Measures of Dispersion Illustrating the Concepts of Averages and Dispersions Building the Concept of Statistical Significance Hypothesis Testing and the Concept of the Null Hypothesis Inferential Statistics Closing Remarks About Statistical Significance and Inferential Statistics SummaryChapter 14 - Bi/Multivariate Statistics: The Concept of Correlation Background for Bivariate Statistics Constructing Scattergrams Curvilenear Versus Linear Correlations Interpreting Statements about the Strength of Correlations Variability and Correlations The Statistical Significance of Correlation Coefficients Interpreting Two Studies Based on Correlation Reflections on the Importance of Statistics in the Research Process Multivariate Statistics: When Bivariate Statistics Are Not Enough Closing Comments on Multivariate Statistics Summary

Review

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology takes a subject matter that most students find inherently boring and makes it engaging, interesting, and inspiring. Their use of interdisciplinary examples puts a fresh spin on the standard cookie-cutter examples typically used in the explanation of research methods. Ellis, Hartley, and Walsh have created a book that explains difficult and complex material in a way that is easy to comprehend. I recommend this book to all students learning about research methods and to all professors who are teaching this challenging topic.

Long Description

The second edition of Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice is a core text for criminology and criminal justice research methods courses. This text offers a general foundation of knowledge that transcends particular topics or subject areas, allowing students to apply the methods and concepts discussed to a multitude of scenarios. Within the first five chapters, students learn (a) the philosophy behind scientific research, (b) the role of theory and hypotheses in the research process, (c) ethical issues in conducting research in our field, and (d) how research reports are structured. Thereafter, each new chapter will add information and examples that help students move toward a further understanding of research design and methodology that can be applied across the social and behavioral sciences to better understand social phenomena.

Feature

Instructors manual, PowerPoint, lecture outlines, and test banks available to instructors.

Details ISBN1538129515 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Year 2020 ISBN-10 1538129515 ISBN-13 9781538129517 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2020-07-27 Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Place of Publication Lanham, MD Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-07-27 NZ Release Date 2020-07-27 Illustrations Text Boxes; Illustrations, unspecified; Graphs; Tables; Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs Author Anthony Walsh Pages 378 Alternative 9781538144107 DEWEY 364.072 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Publication Date 2020-07-15 US Release Date 2020-07-15 We've got this

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