Criminological Research
Understanding Qualitative Methods
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Good research starts with careful planning and a thorough understanding of the research process. The abilities to design a research study and to evaluate those conducted by others are core skills every student of criminology must learn.
With guidance from theoretical considerations through the steps of the research process, Criminological Research equips readers with the necessary tools to carry out a successful, ethical study.
This book is the perfect guide to theory and practice for any student undertaking qualitative research on crime or criminal justice.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
1. Qualitative approaches to criminological research
2. The politics of researching crime and justice
3. Ethics in criminological research
Part II: The Research Process
4. Negotiating and sustaining access
5. Using existing qualitative data
6. Interviews and focus groups
7. Ethnography
8. Working with qualitative data: analysis and writing
Part III: Being a Qualitative Researcher
9. Researching women’s experiences of electronic monitoring – Ella Holdsworth
10. Using focus groups to explore young people’s perceptions of fashion counterfeiting - Joanna Large
11. Research with young people who are vulnerable and ‘difficult to reach’ - Kathy Hampson
12. Becoming a qualitative researcher
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