Basics of research methods for criminal justice and criminology - Maxfield, Michael G.; Babbie, Earl R. (Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, 2009)
Criminal justice and scientific inquiry -- Theory and ethics in criminal justice research -- General issues in research design -- Concepts, operationalization, and measurement -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Overview of data collection and sampling -- Survey research and other ways of asking questions -- Field research -- Agency records, content analysis, and secondary data -- Evaluation research and policy analysis -- Interpreting data.
Keywords: Criminal justice, Administration of -- Research -- Methodology; Criminology -- Research -- Methodology