The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Softcover

Bachman, Ronet D.; Schutt, Russell K.

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9780761928775: The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice

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ISBN 10: 0761928774 ISBN 13: 9780761928775

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2003

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Based on Russell Schutt′s Investigating the Social World, the most successful social research text to have been published in a generation, The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and adapted specifically for criminal justice courses and programs. The authors originally wrote this book to teach research design and techniques within the context of substantive criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field.

The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Second Edition is an essential text for undergraduate and graduate students taking a research methods course in criminology or criminal justice.

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About the Author:

Ronet Bachman, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She is coauthor of Statistical Methods for Crime and Criminal Justice, coauthor of The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, co-editor of Explaining Crime and Criminology: Essays in Contemporary Criminal Theory. In addition, she is author of Death and Violence on the Reservation; coauthor of Stress, Culture, and Aggression in the United States; and coauthor of Murder American Style as well as numerous articles and papers that examine the epidemiology and etiology of violence, with a particular emphasis on women, the elderly, and minority populations. Her most recent federally funded research examines the desistance trajectories of drug-involved offenders 10 years after release from prison using a mixed-method design.

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“[Bachman & Schutt’s The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, 3rd Edition] ... covers what I want it to cover...[and] is a lot more comprehensive than the other books. Plus, the ancillaries are fantastic!”

-Robert J. Fornango, Arizona State University (Robert J. Fornango)

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