Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology
Maxfield; BabbieSinopsis
Featuring real world examples throughout and comprehensive coverage of quantitative and qualitative methods the market leading RESEARCH METHODS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY combines the scholarship accuracy and conversational tone of Earl Babbie s best selling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH with Mike Maxfield s expertise in criminology and criminal justice Providing the most comprehensive authoritative introduction to criminal justice research available today and enhanced by new examples research applications and built in study tools the eighth edition continues its focus on getting students to DO research Updates include the latest techniques and technologies for sampling and surveys as well as current methods in content analysis and secondary data analysis What s more the MindTap that accompanies this text helps students practice and master techniques and key concepts while engaging them with career based decision making scenarios visual summaries and more