Research methods for criminology and criminal justice /
M.L. Dantzker, PhD, University of Texas, Pan American, Ronald D. Hunter, PhD, Georgia Gwinnett College, Susan T. Quinn, Ph.D., Georgia Gwinnett College.
- Fourth Edition.
- xvii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Revised edition of Research methods for criminology and criminal justice, c2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- About the author -- What's new to the second edition? -- Functions -- Research: what, why, and how -- Research and ethics -- The beginning basics -- The language of research -- Sampling -- Introduction to research design -- Procedures -- Research designs -- Qualitative and quantitative research -- Questionnaire development -- Data collection -- Final steps -- Data processing and analysis -- Inferential statistics -- Writing the research -- Summing up -- References -- Appendix A -- Glossary -- Index.