Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice Fourth Edition – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1506359574
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506359571
• Author: Ronet D. Bachman

Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Fourth Edition introduces students to the multifaceted subject of research methods and shows them why research is important in the field of criminology and criminal justice. This brief version of Ronet Bachman and Russell K. Schutt’s successful textbook (The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice) simplifies complex concepts with real-world research examples found in everyday experiences in the criminology and criminal justice professions.

The thoroughly updated Fourth Edition of this bestseller reflects the most recent developments in research methods, including the use of big data, increased coverage of crime mapping, evidence-based and web-based research, along with the most current research examples impacting the field. This is an excellent introductory text for undergraduate research courses, and is ideal for students who want to understand how and why criminal justice research is done to become critical consumers of research.

Table contents:

CHAPTER 1 • Science, Society, and Research Related to Criminal Justice and Criminology

CHAPTER 2 • The Process and Problems of Research Related to Crime and Criminology

CHAPTER 3 • Ethical Guidelines for Research

CHAPTER 4 • Conceptualization and Measurement

CHAPTER 5 • Sampling

CHAPTER 6 • Causation and Experimentation

CHAPTER 7 • Survey Research

CHAPTER 8 • Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

CHAPTER 9 • Analyzing Content and Police Data: Social-Network Analysis, Crime Mapping, Big Data, and Content

CHAPTER 10 • Evaluation and Policy Analysis

CHAPTER 11 • Mixing and Comparing Methods

CHAPTER 12 • Summarizing and Reporting Research