"Criminal Justice And Criminology Research Methods | Criminology & Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice and Criminology Research Methods Third Edition is an accessible and engaging text that offers balanced coverage of a full range of contemporary research methods. Filled with gritty criminal justice and criminology examples including policing corrections evaluation research forensics feminist studies juvenile justice crime theory and criminal justice theory this new edition demonstrates how research is relevant to the field and what tools are needed to actually conduct that research. Kraska Brent and Neuman write in a pedagogically friendly style yet without sacrificing rigor offering balanced coverage of qualitative quantitative and mixed methods. With its exploration of the thinking behind science and its cutting-edge content the text goes beyond the nuts and bolts to teach students how to competently critique as well as create research-based knowledge. This book is suitable for undergraduate and early graduate students in US and global Criminology Criminal Justice and Justice Studies programs as well as for senior scholars concerned with incorporating the latest mixed-methods approaches into their research.|Criminal Justice and Criminology Research Methods | Criminology & Criminal Justice