Maxfield, Michael G.
Basics of research methods for criminal justice and criminology / Criminal justice and criminology Research methods for criminal justice and criminology Michael G. Maxfield, Earl Babbie. - 2nd ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2009. - xvi, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliography and index.
Criminal justice and scientific inquiry -- Theory and ethics in criminal justice research -- General issues in research design -- Concepts, operationalization, and measurement -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Overview of data collection and sampling -- Survey research and other ways of asking questions -- Field research -- Agency records, content analysis, and secondary data -- Evaluation research and policy analysis -- Interpreting data.
9780495503859 0495503851
2008928825
Criminal justice, Administration of--Research--Methodology.
Criminology--Research--Methodology.
HV7419.5 / .M37 2009
364.072 / MAB
Basics of research methods for criminal justice and criminology / Criminal justice and criminology Research methods for criminal justice and criminology Michael G. Maxfield, Earl Babbie. - 2nd ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, c2009. - xvi, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliography and index.
Criminal justice and scientific inquiry -- Theory and ethics in criminal justice research -- General issues in research design -- Concepts, operationalization, and measurement -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Overview of data collection and sampling -- Survey research and other ways of asking questions -- Field research -- Agency records, content analysis, and secondary data -- Evaluation research and policy analysis -- Interpreting data.
9780495503859 0495503851
2008928825
Criminal justice, Administration of--Research--Methodology.
Criminology--Research--Methodology.
HV7419.5 / .M37 2009
364.072 / MAB