Researching Crime and Justice : Tales from the Field
Louise. Westmarland
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (209 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Researching Crime andJustice Tales from the field; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Problematising criminological research; Introduction; What are 'criminological methods'?; 'Real' research; Is researching crime and justice criminology?; What are criminological research methods?; If this is criminology, what is research?; How and why to research?; What is criminological about certain types of research?; What happens in 'real life' research?; Organisation of the book; 2 Quantitative versus qualitative methods; Introduction; Choosing and using research methods; Is this criminology?. - Interview with Laura PiacentiniFocus groups; Mixed methods; Interview with Sandra Walklate; Interview with Lynn Hancock; Conclusion; 5 Soft and semi-structured research; Introduction; Ethnography; Insider/outsider research; Interview with Rob Hornsby; Interview with Simon Winlow; Conclusion; 6 Ethics, emotions, politics and danger; Introduction; Research ethics; Ethical restrictions on criminological research; Crime and justice specific ethics?; The politics of researching crime and justice; Emotions; Danger in the research process; Conclusion; 7 Analysing evidence of crime and justice. - IntroductionWhat the interviewees said; Analysing evidence; Theoretical concerns; A short guide to criminological theories; The themes that have arisen from the interviews; The writing up process; Conclusion; References; Index. - Types of research methodsHow to choose methods that fit; Researching the 'truth' about rape; Reliability; Validity; The science of research methods; Conclusion; 3 Quantitative methods; Introduction; What are quantitative criminological methods?; Primary and secondary data; Interrogating official statistics; Interview with John Muncie; Critiquing government statistics; Summary of secondary quantitative data methods; Primary data research; Summary of primary data research; Conclusion; 4 Qualitative methods; Introduction; Versions of qualitative research; Interviews; Interview with Ben Bowling. - This book provides an introduction to research and some of the methods in the field of crime and justice and related areas, including police, prisons and criminal justice policy making. Less a dry 'how to' book, it is concerned rather to provide a wide-ranging discussion that illustrates the kind of research that has been done in particular areas, the findings of previous studies, the pitfalls of 'real life' research (and some potential solutions) and the range of possible research methods and approaches - both qualitative and quantitative. It shows how appropriate methods are chose
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| Emner | Criminal justice, Administration of - Methodology - Research
Criminology - Research - Methodology Criminal justice, Administration of --Research --Methodology. Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency Vis mer... Social Sciences
Social Welfare & Social Work kriminologi - forskning - metode : (NoOU)UJUR2531 kriminologi forskning lov rett teori metode |
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| ISBN | 9781843923169. - 9781843923176
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