Researching Crime: Approaches, Methods and Application - Softcover

Crowther-Dowey, Chris; Fussey, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0230230202 ISBN 13: 9780230230200

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2013

Synopsis

Using clear examples of research problems and possibilities, this book shows students how to design and do their own criminological research. Each chapter integrates research theory and practice as the text explains a variety of methods in undergraduate and professional contexts. It is the ideal resource for all students researching crime.

About this title

About the Author:

Chris Crowther-Dowey is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He has extensive experience of teaching criminology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His publications include Policing Urban Poverty, An Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice, Understanding Modernization in Criminal Justice and Gender and Crime.

Pete Fussey is Reader in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Essex, UK. He is an experienced teacher of criminological research methods, theory and related criminological topics and has published widely in the areas of surveillance, major-event security and counter-terrorism.

Review:

'Rather than relating generic research strategies and tools to criminology, this text puts the researcher at the heart of the crime and like a detective solving a case, positions the tools of the trade around them and empowers the researcher to apply them in practice, whilst considering the pitfalls along the way. This is a hands on tool for students and professional researchers alike and a must read.' Paul Matthews, University College Birmingham

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0230230202
• ISBN 13: 9780230230200
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272