Qualitative research in criminology /
As a social science, criminology has long made use of empirical research undertaken by an array of scholars working in a range of subject areas. Yet criminology as an academic subject sphere has also long been as much about theoretical explanations for crime and that explains at least in part why th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd.,
2020.
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| Summary: | As a social science, criminology has long made use of empirical research undertaken by an array of scholars working in a range of subject areas. Yet criminology as an academic subject sphere has also long been as much about theoretical explanations for crime and that explains at least in part why the discipline can appear divided and fractious, not only on empirical and methodological grounds (and historically the division between quantitative and qualitative criminology might be said to be one of the subject's fault lines) but also in terms of the continual disputes around the nature, character, and causes of crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in both the behavioural and social sciences. While the latter is largely more dominant, it is important to note ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781529748277 1529748275 9781526421036 1526421038 |