Front Cover -- Half-title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: The principles of criminological research -- Chapter 1: The research process -- What is research? -- Researching criminology -- Types of inquiry and types of data -- Research as a process -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: The principles of researching criminology -- The research question: identifying the research question and exploring possible theoretical explanations -- Choosing a research strategy -- Method selection and data collection -- Data analysis and inference -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 3: Designing criminological research -- What is research design and why is it important? -- The main types of empirical inquiry -- Some common kinds of research design -- Choosing a research design: an example -- Sampling -- Researching criminology ethically -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 4: Criminological evaluation -- Defining terms -- The evaluation paradigm -- Evaluation and theory -- Doing criminological evaluation -- Further reading -- Part II: Collecting and analysing material -- Chapter 5: Researching by reading -- Introduction -- Reading and reviewing the literature critically -- Analysing other people's data -- Analysing documents -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Appendix: A Guide to Dissecting Research Publications -- Chapter 6: Researching by looking -- Introduction: watch and learn -- The science of observation? Epistemology and research design -- Methodological decisions -- Data collection -- Data analysis -- The disadvantages of observation -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Chapter 7: Researching by asking and listening -- Introduction -- Interviewing -- Group interviews and focus groups -- Questionnaires -- Further reading.

Chapter 8: Analysing criminological research -- About analysis -- Analysing quantitative material: An introduction -- Analysing qualitative material: An introduction -- Further reading -- Appendix 1: Court sentencing project -- Appendix 2: Calculating measures of a distribution -- Part III: Real-world research -- Chapter 9: Researching offenders and employment -- Background to the project -- Theoretical context -- The research -- Results -- Conclusion -- Chapter 10: Researching theYouth Court -- Background to the project -- Theoretical context -- The research -- Analysis -- Results -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Youth court observation form -- Chapter 11: Researching a Community Safety Programme -- Background to the project -- Theoretical context -- The research -- Results -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12: Researching the fear of crime -- Background to the project -- Theoretical context -- The research -- Results -- Conclusion -- Chapter 13: Concluding comments:Taking it further -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.

How do criminologists go about studying crime and its consequences? Research on crime and criminality is often referred to by the media, policy makers and practitioners, but where does this research come from and how reliable is it? This book covers various topics that you may encounter when researching crime.

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