Bachman Ronet <br/><br/>
The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice  

 - Sixth Edition. 
 - Los Angeles :  SAGE Publications, Inc.  2017 
 - xxii, 520 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/> Revised edition of the authors' The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice, 2014. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-508) and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Science, society, and criminological research -- The process and problems of criminology research -- Doing research ethically -- Fundamentals of research -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling -- Causation and research design -- Research designs -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Survey research -- Qualitative methods: observing, participating, and listening -- Analyzing content : secondary analysis, content analysis, crime mapping, and -- Big data -- Evaluation research -- Mixing and comparing methods -- After the data are collected -- Analyzing quantitative data -- Analyzing qualitative data -- Reporting research results -- Appendix A: Questions to ask about a research article -- Appendix B: How to read a research article -- On student study site: edge.sagepub.com/bachmanprccj6e -- Appendix C: How to use a statistical package: IBM SPSS statistics -- Appendix D: How to use a data spreadsheet : excel -- Appendix E: Data sets -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781506306810 (pbk. : alk. paper)  $97.00 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015029095 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Criminology--Research.<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--Research.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6024.5  / .B33 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.072