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RESEARCH METHODS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY
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| By: |
Michael G. Maxfield, Earl Babbie |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£67.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0495381624 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780495381624 |
| Publisher: |
CENGAGE LEARNING, INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2007 |
| Edition: |
5th international ed |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Description: |
Offers coverage of ethics, causation, validity, and research design, as well as various examples, especially in the discussion of field research. This book includes a case study on racial profiling that progresses and builds from chapter to chapter, demonstrating the important role of research methods in our understanding of crime and society. |
| Synopsis: |
Even more student-friendly and featuring new examples, topics, and references throughout, the Fifth Edition of Michael G. Maxfield and Earl Babbie's RESEARCH METHODS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY effectively engages your students in applying the specific research methods used in criminal justice. Combining the accessibility and conversational tone of Babbie's bestseller, THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH, with Maxfield's expertise in criminology and criminal justice, the new edition of this market-leader includes enhanced coverage of ethics, causation, validity, and research design, as well as new and expanded examples, especially in the discussion of field research. A new running case study on racial profiling that progresses and builds from chapter to chapter-further demonstrates the important role of research methods in our evolving understanding of crime and society. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |