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How to think about, conduct, and evaluate research is fundamental to the study and understanding of criminology and criminal justice. Students take methods, statistics, theory, and topic-specific classes, but they struggle to integrate what they learn and to see how it fits within the broader field of criminology and criminal justice research. This book directly tackles this problem by helping students to develop a 'researcher sensibility', and demonstrates how the 'nuts and bolts' of criminal justice research - including research…
Not merely a 'how to' of research, this book shows students how to analyze, evaluate and use research in their work
As well as research methods, the book aims to explain exactly when and why certain types of research are carried out and used
Aimed at practitioners and policymakers, who can learn how to use research to implement effective policy, and researchers who can learn how to develop research ideas that can be useful for practitioners and policymakers
Includes a succinct history and description of criminology and criminal justice as a field to give context to the history and current state of research in the field, along with examples to give further context
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Authors
Daniel P. Mears,Florida State University
Daniel P. Mears is the Mark C. Stafford Professor of Criminology at Florida State University and a fellow of the American Society of Criminology. He has published over 120 articles, 15 chapters, and several books, including the award-winning American Criminal Justice Policy (Cambridge, 2010) and, most recently, Out-of-Control Criminal Justice (Cambridge, 2017). His frequently cited research and funded projects have been covered in major media outlets and examine a diverse range of crime and justice topics and policies. He served as a senior research associate at the Urban Institute, a Peace Corps volunteer, and a program manager and counselor working with delinquent adolescents.
Joshua C. Cochran,University of Cincinnati
Joshua C. Cochran is Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Cincinnati. His award-winning research appears in leading criminology and policy journals and in Prisoner Reentry in the Era of Mass Incarceration (2015). He is a recipient of the American Society of Criminology's Division on Corrections and Sentencing Dissertation Award and its Distinguished New Scholar Award. He is also the recipient of the New Scholar Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Dr Cochran teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on punishment, criminal justice, theory, and policy.