Controversies in Criminal Justice Research / Edition 1

by Richard Tewksbury

Overview

Tewksbury (justice administration, University of Louisville) and Mustaine (sociology, University of Central Florida) present criminal justice students with a look at challenging decisions faced by criminal justice researchers. Each chapter in the text, written by contributors in sociology, psychology, and justice administration, overviews a foundational controversy in the conduct of criminal justice research and discusses options for resolving it. Students are encouraged to think of their own solutions to each controversy. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901583605478
Publication date:	04/01/2004
Pages:	213
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Tewksbury, Richard; Ehrhardt Mustaine, Elizabeth

Table of Contents

Introductory Chapters 1. Should (Does) Criminal Justice Research Influence Social Policy? 2. The Value of Purely Theoretical Research vs. More "Practical" Research 3. How to Know if a Piece of Research Is Good/Valuable Quantitative Methods 4. Methodological Yin and Yang: Value of Qualitative and Quantitative Research in Social Science 5. Original vs. Secondary Data Collection: The New Dilemma for Research 6. Does Theory Really Guide Survey Research? Why Is Theory Important in Surveys? 7. Macro and Micro Research Aproaches: Which Makes More Sense? 1 Qualitative Methods 8. Getting In and Getting On: Entrée Strategies and the Importance of Trust and Rapport in Qualitative Research 9. Interviews as Data Collection Method: But, Which Type Should I Use? 10. Validity of Participant Observational Data/Research 11. Utility of Case Studies