Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

by Callie Marie Rennison, Timothy Christopher Hart

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology connects key concepts to real field research and practices using contemporary examples and recurring case studies that demonstrate how concepts relate to your life. Authors Callie M. Rennison and Timothy C. Hart introduce practical research strategies used in criminal justice to show you how a research question can become a policy that changes or influences criminal justice practices. The book’s student-driven approach addresses both the why and the how as it covers the research process and focuses on the practical application of data collection and analysis. By demonstrating the variety of ways research can be used and reinforcing the need to discern quality research, the book prepares you to become a critical consumer and ethical producer of research.

664 pages, Paperback

Published February 17, 2022

Reviews

[Donald LaPointe · Rating 2 out of 5]

Truth be told, I just skimmed the last chapter.

There is plenty of good information here and it is an adequate textbook.

However, the repetition and overall poor quality of writing leaves much to be desired. The authors stated that this book is intended for graduate students but could be used in a high school course. That says it all. It vacillates between post-graduate style and 10th grade language.

Grammatical errors abound and I got the impression that any alpha, beta or tech writers/readers either had no inputs for improvement or were ignored.

Disappointing.

[Kaitlin Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this textbook for class. The class didn’t deserve that much effort.