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Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice
With Selected Readings
- Ronet D. Bachman - University of Delaware, USA
- Russell K. Schutt - University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
- Peggy S. Plass - James Madison University, USA
March 2016 | 672 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice: With Selected Readings is a unique resource for understanding the multifaceted subject of research methods in the field of criminology and criminal justice, amply illustrated by carefully selected and edited research articles from the leading journals in the field. Each of these articles features an introduction, written to draw the student’s attention to the specific concept(s) from the chapter that are illustrated in the article, and a series of questions about the article, designed to help the student think critically about and reflect on these concepts. In this way, students not only learn how to conduct research, but also learn why it is important to do so.
Building off the widely adopted Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, the additional readings increase students’ understanding of complex issues being investigated in the field today and how those issues are being researched.
Additional instructor resources and study tools can be found online at study.sagepub.com/bachmanfrccjsr
CHAPTER I: SCIENCE, SOCIETY, AND CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH
CHAPTER II: THE PROCESS AND PROBLEMS OF CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHIES
CHAPTER IV: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT
CHAPTER V: SAMPLING
CHAPTER VI: CAUSATION AND EXPERIMENTS
CHAPTER VII: SURVEY RESEARCH
CHAPTER VIII: QUALITATIVE METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER IX: ANALYZING CONTENT
CHAPTER X: EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS
CHAPTER XI: MIXING AND COMPARING METHODS
CHAPTER XII: REPORTING RESEARCH RESULTS
Supplements
Student Study Site
The open-access Student Study Site includes the following:
- Mobile-friendly eFlashcards reinforce understanding of key terms and concepts that have been outlined in the chapters.
- Mobile-friendly web quizzes allow for independent assessment of progress made in learning course material.
- Reference article links from SAGE handbooks and encyclopedias correspond with icons in the text. Brief descriptions of each article are included with the icons.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
- Web exercises direct both instructors and students to useful and current websites along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics.
- Web resources link to relevant websites that direct both instructors and students to additional resources.
- Video and audio links that appeal to students with different learning styles.
- Online appendices to print and download for class.
- NCVS and UCR Datasets to be used in answering the SPSS exercises at the end of each chapter.
Instructor Site
SAGE offers an exceptionally robust set of offerings for both student and instructor resources, all accessible from each title’s companion website. The Student Study Site is completely open access, making it as easy as possible for your students to use. The Instructor Teaching Site is verified and password-protected, offering you both peace of mind and a wealth of support for your courses.
Calling all instructors! It’s easy to log on to SAGE’s password-protected Instructor Teaching Site for complete and protected access to all text-specific Instructor Resources. Simply provide your institutional information for verification and within 72 hours you’ll be able to use your login information for any SAGE title! Then, pick and choose from this list, depending on what each site offers.
Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:
Calling all instructors! It’s easy to log on to SAGE’s password-protected Instructor Teaching Site for complete and protected access to all text-specific Instructor Resources. Simply provide your institutional information for verification and within 72 hours you’ll be able to use your login information for any SAGE title! Then, pick and choose from this list, depending on what each site offers.
Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:
- NCVS and UCR Datasets to be used in answering the SPSS exercises at the end of each chapter.
- Reference article links from SAGE handbooks and encyclopedias correspond with icons in the text. Brief descriptions of each article are included with the icons.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
- Web exercises direct both instructors and students to useful and current websites along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics.
- Web resources link to relevant websites that direct both instructors and students to additional resources.
- Video and audio links that appeal to students with different learning styles.
- Online appendices to print and download for class.