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Criminological Research
Understanding Qualitative Methods
Second Edition
- Emma Wincup - Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK
March 2017 | 216 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Good research starts with careful planning and a thorough understanding of the research process. The abilities to design a research study and to evaluate those conducted by others are core skills every student of criminology must learn.
With guidance from theoretical considerations through the steps of the research process, Criminological Research equips readers with the necessary tools to carry out a successful, ethical study.
This book is the perfect guide to theory and practice for any student undertaking qualitative research on crime or criminal justice.
With guidance from theoretical considerations through the steps of the research process, Criminological Research equips readers with the necessary tools to carry out a successful, ethical study.
This book is the perfect guide to theory and practice for any student undertaking qualitative research on crime or criminal justice.
Part I: Foundations of Qualitative Research in Criminology
1. Qualitative approaches to criminological research
2. The politics of researching crime and justice
3. Ethics in criminological research
Part II: The Research Process
4. Negotiating and sustaining access
5. Using existing qualitative data
6. Interviews and focus groups
7. Ethnography
8. Working with qualitative data: analysis and writing
Part III: Being a Qualitative Researcher
9. Researching women’s experiences of electronic monitoring – Ella Holdsworth
10. Using focus groups to explore young people’s perceptions of fashion counterfeiting - Joanna Large
11. Research with young people who are vulnerable and ‘difficult to reach’ - Kathy Hampson
12. Becoming a qualitative researcher
Good overview of the various qualitative methods. Easy to read for undergraduate students. Recommended to those students exploring qualitative methods on their assignments.
Division of Criminology, Birmingham City University
September 5, 2018
This book demonstrates the contribution that research methods can make to an understanding of Criminology - a link that many students find difficult to make. The chapter on using existing qualitative data is a particularly helpful one.
Department of Social Sciences, Northumbria University
June 21, 2017
An interesting read and this book will be placed on our reading list. Students can use this book as a guide for completing their research modules. This book gives an in-depth overview around qualitative research which is important for the methodology section.
Educational Psychology, Derby College
April 28, 2017
