| Description |
xiv, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
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 |
| Notes |
Distribution of Chi Square table on endpapers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-351) and indexes |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Research -- Methodology.
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Criminology -- Research -- Methodology.
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| Author |
Babbie, Earl R.
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| LC no. |
2005923996 |
| ISBN |
0534615678 |
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