Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Softcover

"After reviewing several texts supposedly designed for undergraduate criminal justice students, I decided that this book clearly will be the most useful for helping my students understand research design issues. The presentation is straightforward and easy to read and the examples are topical and concise." (Mary West-Smith 20090330)

Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a concise resource for understanding the multifaceted subject of research methods in the field of criminology and criminal justice. This book uniquely helps to teach research design and techniques within the context of substantive criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field. This is a briefer version of Ronet Bachman and Russell K Schutt ’s successful The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, written in a less formal style, with more concise examples drawn from everyday experience, and less coverage of complex or more rigorous methods. It is ideal for students who need to understand how criminal justice research is done and appreciate the results, but may never do research themselves in the professional lives.