LEADER 05389nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910450872403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-85831-0 010 $a1-282-77840-4 010 $a9786612778407 010 $a0-203-42398-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000251904 035 $a(EBL)170048 035 $a(OCoLC)646718059 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000363141 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11263678 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363141 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10386724 035 $a(PQKB)10709309 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC170048 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL170048 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10060829 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL277840 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000251904 100 $a19890920d1989 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMethods of criminological research$b[electronic resource] /$fVictor Jupp 210 $aLondon ;$aBoston $cUnwin Hyman$d1989 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 225 1 $aContemporary social research series ;$v19 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-14275-1 311 $a0-415-09913-7 320 $aIncludes bibliography and index. 327 $aCover; METHODS OF CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1 Theories, Methods, Politics and Problems; Introduction; The influence of positivism; The value of considering 'methods'; Methodological validity; The criminological enterprise; Problems; Theories; Methods; Institutional contexts; Conclusion; 2 Methods of criminological research; Introduction; Types of data; Quantitative and qualitative data; Individual and social data; Present and past data; Primary and secondary data; Social Surveys; Sampling techniques; Data collection; Data analysis 327 $aCross-sectional designsTime series designs; Longitudinal designs; Official statistics; Experiments; Principles of experimentation; Reforms as experiments; Internal and external validity; Experiments and ethics; Observation; Participant observation; Observing police culture; Observation and theory; Informal interviews; Life histories; Social history research; Feminist research; Semi-structured interviews; Psychological interviews; Interviews and theory; Data and method; Data and method triangulation; The theoretical connection; Theories based on individual predispositions to crime 327 $aTheories based on sociological determinantsTheories based on micro-scociology; Theories based on historical and structural intersections; Theoretical triangulation; Concluding comments; 3 Measuring and explaining crime; Introduction; Measuring the extent of crime; Official statistics on crime; Official statistics and positivism; The institutional approach; The radical approach; The realist approach; Self-report studies; Victim surveys; Left realism; Concluding comments; Explaining crime: quantitative research; Areal, ecological and epidemiological studies; Unemployment and crime 327 $aProblems of interpretationCorrelation and causality; Statistical and substantive significance; Ecological fallacies; The problem of meaning; Explaining crime: Qualitative Research; Nature of qualitative research; Methodological commitments; Grounded theory; Micro-macro relations; School and youth culture; Discourse as object of inquiry; Conclusion; 4 Studying the criminal justice system; Introduction; 'Objects' as subjects; Politics of criminological inquiry; Subjects of inquiry; Researchers; Gatekeepers; Sponsors of research; Interests, alliances and power 327 $aGaining access: research in prisonsLong-term imprisonment; Psychological survival in Durham's E wing; Theoretical and methodological commitments; History of the project; Commentary: rights of subjects and researchers; Collecting data: researching the police; Subjects as gatekeepers; Research on the police; Studying corruption in Amsterdam; Commentary: ethics and observation; Publishing results: plea-bargaining in courts; Publication and protection of interests; Research on courts; Plea-bargaining in Crown Courts; Commentary: definitions of 'proper' research 327 $aGetting research used: the short, sharp shock 330 $aExamining the different ways in which data can be collected and analyzed for research on crime and criminal justice, this book deals with social surveys, experimental methods, official statistics, observation and detailed interviews. This practical text includes sections on:* methods of criminological research * types of data* measuring and explaining crime * studying the criminal justice system * gaining access* publishing results.Throughout, it emphasizes the necessity of examining forms of data collection and analysis within the context of 410 0$aContemporary social research series ;$v19. 606 $aCrime$xResearch 606 $aSocial sciences$xComparative method 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCrime$xResearch. 615 0$aSocial sciences$xComparative method. 676 $a364/.072 700 $aJupp$b Victor$0925534 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450872403321 996 $aMethods of criminological research$92078152 997 $aUNINA