Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology, 6th Edition - Hardcover

Maxfield, Michael G.; Babbie, Earl R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0495811696 ISBN 13: 9780495811695

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Now even more accessible and student-friendly, the Sixth Edition of the market leading RESEARCH METHODS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY combines the scholarship, accuracy, and conversational tone of Earl Babbie's bestselling 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, this edition continues its focus on getting students to DO research and is enhanced by new examples, research, applications, and built-in study tools. Throughout the book, Maxfield illustrates the rewards and challenges of research using examples of his own students' research as well as examples from recent published studies.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael G. Maxfield is Professor of Criminal Justice at John Jay College, City University of New York. He is the author of numerous articles and books on a variety of topics, including victimization, policing, homicide, community corrections, and long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect. Working with students and colleagues at the John Jay College Research and Evaluation Center, Professor Maxfield developed the evidence generation approach to applied justice research. He is editor of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

Earl R. Babbie graduated from Harvard University before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and began teaching shortly thereafter. Credited with defining research methods for the social sciences, Dr. Babbie has written several texts, including the bestselling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH and THE BASICS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0495811696
• ISBN 13: 9780495811695
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 488