Research Methods in Criminal Justice: Exploring Alternate Pathways

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF RESEARCH. 1. Criminal Justice Research And The Social Science Process. 2. The Conduct Logic, and Procedures of Social Scientific Inquiry: Introduction to Alternate Pathways. 3. Theories. 4. Ethical Issues In Criminal Justice Research. PART TWO: CHARTS, TABLES, AND MEASUREMENTS. 5. Introduction To Graphs And Tables. 6. Measurement and Inquiry. PART THREE: BENCHMARKS OF SCIENTIFIC QUALITY. 7. Reliability. 8. Internal Validity. 9. External Validity and Linking All Three Benchmarks. PART FOUR: THE GALLERY OF RESEARCH TOOLS. 10. Qualitative Field Methods. 11. Sampling Strategies. 12. Surveys. 13. Field Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, And Evaluation Research. 14. Longitudinal Research. 15. Content Analysis, Historical Criminology. 16. Newer Methods: Meta-Analysis, Simulations, and Biocriminology. 17. A Generic Checklist for Assessing Research MethodologiesRalph B Taylor is the author of 'Research Methods in Criminal Justice: Exploring Alternate Pathways', published 1993 under ISBN 9780070630017 and ISBN 0070630011.