TY - BOOK AU - Bachman,Ronet AU - Schutt,Russell K. TI - Fundamentals of research in criminology and criminal justice SN - 9781483333458 U1 - 364.072 23 PY - 2015/// CY - London PB - SAGE Publications, Inc. KW - Criminology KW - Research KW - Criminal justice, Administration of N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-299) and index; About the authors -- Preface -- Science, society, and criminological research -- The process and problems of criminological research -- Research ethics and philosophies -- Conceptualization and measurement -- Sampling -- Causation and research design -- Qualitative methods -- Analyzing content: -- Evaluation and policy -- Mixed methods -- Reporting research -- Glossary -- References -- Index N2 - An ideal introductory text to the field, this book helps students to understand the process of research in criminology and criminal justice. The book integrates coverage of ethics throughout with a chapter devoted to the topic and end of chapter sections discussing ethics in the context of the chapter topics ER -