Researching Crime : Approaches, Methods and Application (Hardcover)

Introduction.- PART I: THE PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH.- 1. Research as an Integrated Process.- 2. Connecting Research and Theory: Influences on Criminological Research.- 3. Crime Research and Criminological Theory.- PART II: THE PRACTICALITIES OF RESEARCH.- 4. Using Other People's Data: the Analysis of Official and Secondary Data.- 5. Asking Questions about Crime: Questionnaires and Surveys.- 6. Talking to People about Crime: Interviews and Focus Groups.- 7. Watching Crime and Crime Control: Ethnographic and Observational Research.- 8. Using Documents: Content, Conversation and Discourse Analysis.- 9. Mixed Methods and Triangulation.- Conclusion.- Appendix 1: An Internet Guide for Criminology Students.- Appendix 2: Interview Schedule for 'A study of the opportunities and barriers facing BME police officers'.- Appendix 3: Interview Schedule for 'An assessment of student attitudes to the death penalty'.- Glossary.- References.