Chris Crowther-Dowey, Peter Fussey

Researching Crime (eBook, PDF)

Approaches, Methods and Application

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Using clear examples of research problems and possibilities, this book shows students how to design and do their own criminological research. Each chapter integrates research theory and practice as the text explains a variety of methods in undergraduate and professional contexts. It is the ideal resource for all students researching crime.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137368140
• Artikelnr.: 47897663

Autorenporträt

CHRIS CROWTHER is Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction PART I: THE PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH 1. Research as an
Integrated Process 2. Connecting Research and Theory: Influences on
Criminological Research 3. Crime Research and Criminological Theory PART
II: THE PRACTICALITIES OF RESEARCH 4. Using Other People's Data: the
Analysis of Official and Secondary Data 5. Asking Questions about Crime:
Questionnaires and Surveys 6. Talking to People about Crime: Interviews and
Focus Groups 7. Watching Crime and Crime Control: Ethnographic and
Observational Research 8. Using Documents: Content, Conversation and
Discourse Analysis 9. Mixed Methods and Triangulation Conclusion Appendix
1: An Internet Guide for Criminology Students Appendix 2: Interview
Schedule for 'A study of the opportunities and barriers facing BME police
officers' Appendix 3: Interview Schedule for 'An assessment of student
attitudes to the death penalty' Glossary References.