Essentials of Research Methods for Criminal Justice

Adapted from Frank Hagan's best-selling Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology. This new text offers a complete introduction to qualitative and quantitative research for criminal justice, in a manageable and reader-friendly format. The text emphasizes sources and resources of classic and contemporary research in the field. Also, the text uses criminological and criminal justice studies to illustrate research methods, so students can become familiar with examples of research in the field and learn fundamental research skills.

Frank E. Hagan, Ph.D. is the Dean of Graduate Studies at Mercyhurst College and Director of the Graduate Program in the Administration of Justice. He is the author of seven books plus the first edition of Essentials of Research Methods (1^st edition). These are Deviance and the Family ( with Marvin B. Sussman), Introduction to Criminology (5^th edition), Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology (7^th edition), Political Crime, White Collar Deviance (with David Simon) and The Language of Research (with Pamela Tontodonato).

He is also the author or coauthor of many journal articles and articles in edited volumes. A recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Fellow Award (2000), he was also awarded The Teacher’s Excellent Award by MercyhurstCollege (2006). His major interests are research methods, criminology and organized crime, white collar crime and political crime and terrorism.