Join Books.org — it's free

Criminal Law & Procedure, Social Sciences - General & Miscellaneous, Criminology
Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology by Frank E. Hagan β€” book cover

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

by Frank E. Hagan
Write a review
Log in to track your reading progress.

Overview

Teaches research fundamentals with a grounded, real-world approach.

Research Methods in Criminal Justice, 9/e teaches contemporary research methods using examples of real criminological and criminal justice studies to illustrate concepts and techniques. Hagan’s best-selling approach familiarizes students with examples of research in the field as they learn fundamental research skills. The text emphasizes sources and resources of classic and contemporary research in the field and helps students and professionals better understand the extensive diversity of research available and in progress in criminal justice. The logical organization carries students through the sequence of the research process, but is flexible enough to allow instructors to customize the text to suit their courses.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet. Log in to write one.

Editorials

Booknews

Focusing on the theoretical, methodological, and ethical aspects of conducting research, this textbook discusses research design, data- gathering, surveys, participant observation and case studies, unobtrusive measures and secondary analysis, validity and reliability, scaling and index construction, data analysis and statistics, and policy analysis. Appendices offer guidance on writing reports and crafting proposals, along with presenting additional coverage of statistics, curve areas, and chi-square distribution. A glossary and random number chart are provided. Hagan teaches at Mercyhurst College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
April 26, 2013
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Pages
464
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780133008616

More by Frank E. Hagan

Similar books