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King, Roy D.; and Wincup, Emma (eds.). 'Doing Research on Crime and Justice', published in 2000 in Great Britain by Oxford University Press, in paperback, 441pp, ISBN 0198765401. Condition: Very good, well looked-after but with a few patches of highlighting on the occasional few pages. Overall a nice copy. Price: £7.80, not including post and packing, which is Amazon's standard charge (currently £2.75 for UK buyers, more for overseas customers)
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  • Doing Research on Crime and Justice [top]
    Edited by Roy D. King and Emma Wincup
    First published in 2000 in Great Britain by Oxford University Press in paperback, 441pp, ISBN 0198765401. Cover illustration: Messerstecherei by Suzanne Roger

About this book/synopsis: This uniqute work brings together the accumulated wisdom of some of Great Britain's leading and best established criminologists with the fresh experiences of a new and upcoming generation of scholars. The result is a clear and frank guide to the real problems and issues encountered in conducting research and framing a research project in the field of criminology and criminal justice. It provides:

  • A detailed and practical discussion of research in criminology and criminal justice
  • Articles contributed from established experts in the field providing an authoritative guide to the main styles and landmark achievements of accomplished research
  • Includes first-hand descriptions of the problems encountered by new researchers attempting to put principles into practice
  • Discusses the important relationship between theory and empirical research
  • Looks at the political and economic contexts in which criminological and criminal justice research is shaped and carried out

Chapters:

Preface; Notes on Contributors; List of Tables; List of Figures
Introduction by Roy D. King and Emma Wincup

PART 1: THEORY AND POLITICS IN CRIMINOLOGY

1. The Relationship Between Theory and Research in Criminology by Anthony Bottoms
2. The Politics of Criminological Research by Rod Morgan

PART 2: RESEARCH ON CRIME, CRIMINALS, AND VICTIMS

3. Researching the State of Crime: Local, National, and International Victim Surveys by Pat Mayhew
4. Researching 'street criminals': a neglected art by Mike Maguire
5. Researching serious crime by Dick Hobbs
6. Researching victims by Sandra Walklate

PART 3: RESEARCH ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS

7. Police Research by Robert Reiner
8. Research on the Criminal Courts by John Baldwin
9. Research on Community Penalties by George Mair
10. Doing Research in Prisons by Roy D. King

PART 4: RESEARCH: FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE

11. 'Down and Outers': Fieldwork amongst street homeless people by Julia Wardhaugh
12. Breaking In: Researching Criminal Justice Institutions for Women by Catrin Smith and Emma Wincup
13. Mafia, Methodology, and 'Alien' Culture by Patricia Rawlinson
14. Sad, Bad, and (Sometimes) Dangerous to Know: Street Corner Research with prostitutes, punters and the police by Karen Sharpe
15. Going Around the Houses: Researching in High Crime Communities by Lynn Hancock
16. Suspect Data: Arresting Research by Carole Adams
17. Being 'A Nosy Bloody Cow': Ethical and Methodological Issues in Researching Domestic Violence by Carolyn Hoyle
18. The Numbers Game: Quantitative Research on Ethnicity and Criminal Justice by Bonny Mhlanga
19. Researching the Powerful: Towards a Political Economy of Method? by Dave Whyte

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