Callie Marie Rennison, Timothy Christopher Hart

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology connects key concepts to real field research and practices using contemporary examples and recurring case studies throughout the book that demonstrate how concepts relate to students' lives. Authors Callie M. Rennison and Timothy C. Hart introduce practical research strategies used in criminal justice to show students how a research question can become a policy that changes or influences criminal justice practices. The Second Edition includes two new case studies woven throughout, and new expert profiles to highlight contemporary topics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 664
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1111g
• ISBN-13: 9781071815359
• ISBN-10: 1071815350
• Artikelnr.: 63089444

Autorenporträt

Callie Marie Rennison is the Director of Equity, and Title IX Coordinator at the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus. In addition, she is a full professor, and former Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs in the School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado Denver. She earned a PhD in 1997 in political science from the University of Houston, University Park. Her areas of research interest include investigating the nature, extent, and consequences of violent victimization, with an emphasis on research methodology, quantitative analysis, and measurement. Much of this research focuses on violence against women, violence against minority groups such as African Americans and Hispanics, crime data, and victim interaction with the criminal justice system. Callie recently served on a National Academies committee examining domestic sex trafficking of minors in the United States. Her research has appeared in numerous journals, including the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Violence and Victims, and Violence Against Women. Callie has taught a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses, including statistics, research methods, murder in America, crime and the media, and introduction to criminal justice. Callie was awarded the School of Public Affairs Research and Creative Activities Award in 2013, the Teaching Award in 2011, and the Service Award in 2015. In 2016, she was awarded the American Society of Criminology's Bonnie S. Fisher Victimology Career Award to recognize significant contributions in the area of Victimology over her lifetime.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 1: Why Study Research Methods?
PART II: SETTING THE STAGE FOR YOUR RESEARCH
Chapter 2: Identifying a Topic, a Purpose, and a Research Question
Chapter 3: Conducting a Literature Review
PART III: DESIGNING YOUR RESEARCH
Chapter 4: Concepts, Conceptualizations, Operationalizations, Measurements,
Variables, and Data
Chapter 5: Sampling
PART IV: COLLECTING YOUR DATA
Chapter 6: Research Using Qualitative Data
Chapter 7: Survey Research
Chapter 8: Experimental Research
Chapter 9: Research Using Secondary Data
Chapter 10: GIS and Crime Mapping
Chapter 11: Evaluation Research
PART V: ANALYSIS, FINDINGS, AND WHERE TO GO FROM THERE
Chapter 12: Analysis and Findings
Chapter 13: Making Your Research Relevant
Chapter 14: Research Methods as a Career