TY - BOOK AU - Bachman,Ronet AU - Schutt,Russell K. TI - The practice of research in criminology and criminal justice SN - 9781452258195 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - HV6024.5 .B33 2014 U1 - 364.072 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Criminology KW - Research KW - Criminal justice, Administration of N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 470-485) and index; Science, society, and criminological research -- The process and problems of criminological research -- Research ethics and philosophies -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling -- Causation and research design -- Experimental designs -- Survey research -- Qualitative methods and analysis : observing, participating, and listening -- Analyzing content : historical, secondary, and content analysis and crime -- Mapping -- Evaluation and policy analysis -- Mixing and comparing methods -- Quantitative data analysis -- Reporting research results ER -