The Bachman Ronet creator Schutt, Russell K. text bibliography cau Los Angeles SAGE Publications, Inc. 2017 2016 Sixth Edition. monographic eng

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xxii, 520 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm 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. Revised edition of the authors' The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice, 2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-508) and index. Criminology Research Criminal justice, Administration of Research HV6024.5 .B33 2017 364.072 9781506306810 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2015029095 DLC 150730 20240416063723.0 18722405 eng