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Methods of criminology and criminal justice research /
As scholarly work on crime, deviance, criminal justice, and social control advances and sophisticated methods of investigation develop, chapter authors demonstrate the methodological maturity and diversity of current empirical research in criminology and criminal justice.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bingley (England) :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2019.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Sociology of crime, law, and deviance ;
v. 24. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Methods of Criminology and Criminal Justice Research; Methods of Criminology and Criminal Justice Research; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the Contributors; Introduction: Measuring Crime and Criminal Justice; References; Part I: General Patterns and Trends; Chapter 1: Is Crime Rising or Falling? A Comparison of Police-Recorded Crime and Victimization Surveys; Introduction; Police-Recorded Crime Versus Estimates from Victim Surveys; Methodological Issues with Police-recorded Crimes; Methodological Issues with the CSEW; Recent Trends in Police-recorded Crimes and CSEW
- Data and Analysis PlanFindings; Overall Crime Trends; Trends in Violence Data; Homicide Data; Police "Outputs": Stop and Search Data; Trends in Violence and Crime: The NHS Narrative; Discussion; A Rise in Crime or Faulty Wires?; Is Crime Going Up in Society?; When Should We Use CSEW as a Measurement of Violent Crime?; Future Research Implications; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Using Freedom of Information Requests in Socio-Legal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies, and Criminology; Introduction; ATI/FOI in the Social Sciences: The Basics; Digging Deeper
- Challenges, Barriers, and Tricks of the TradeUsing ATI/FOI Requests in Socio-legal Studies; Using ATI/FOI Requests in Criminal Justice Studies; Using ATI/FOI Requests in Criminology; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Criminal Group Dynamics and Network Methods; Introduction; A Network Perspective of Delinquent Groups; Network Data; A Network Approach to Delineating Group Boundaries; Research on Criminal Group Dynamics; Intra-group Network Dynamics; Inter-group Network Dynamics; Conclusion; References; Part II: Special Groups and Problems
- Chapter 4: Innovative Methods of Gathering Survey Data on Violence Against WomenIntroduction; Broad Operational Definitions; Minimizing Underreporting; Supplementary Open-ended Questions; Multiple Measures of Victimization; Self-Report Surveys Administered to Adult Men; Examining Within Group Ethnic Differences; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Methods of Male Sex Work Research: Recommendations and Future Research Opportunities; Introduction; Methods of Male Sex Work Research; Interviewing Male Escorts; University Administrative Issues; Working with Sex Workers' Community Organizations
- Interview ProcessMale Escort Websites; Accessing Websites; Cataloging Techniques; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Employing Mixed Methods: The Case of Elder Financial Exploitation; Introduction; Literature Review; Chronology of Study and Methods; Select Findings from Our Mixed Methods Approach; What are the Most Common Types of Elder Financial Exploitation?; What Factors Influence the Reporting Decisions of Victims?; What is the Role of Age-graded Life Events on the Risk of Elder Financial Exploitation?