The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Paperback)

From the Publisher: The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, 4th Edition is the most comprehensive, yet accessible and interesting research methods text available, and provides students with real-world criminal justice examples that will capture their attention and help them to better understand contemporary research and its applications in their field of interest. The text covers both qualitative and quantitative methods, and provides a number of SPSS, ethics, and Internet exercises. New to the Fourth Edition: New chapter on ethics, with emphasis on the Zimbardo prison experiment. New coverage of research using video with video clips on study site. Combining of two chapters on qualitative methods. Additional coverage of crime analysis and crime mapping Ancillaries will include an Instructor Resources Site and a Student Study Site.