Conducting research in juvenile and criminal justice settings /

This Pocket Guide fills a critical gap in the literature by providing state-of-the-art techniques for researchers, graduate students, and agency administrators. Research in criminal justice settings represents unique challenges that require rigorous designs and a suite of methods, as well as the too...

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Main Author: Vaughn, Michael G.
Other Authors: Pettus-Davis, Carrie, Shook, Jeffrey J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Pocket guides to social work research methods.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This Pocket Guide fills a critical gap in the literature by providing state-of-the-art techniques for researchers, graduate students, and agency administrators. Research in criminal justice settings represents unique challenges that require rigorous designs and a suite of methods, as well as the tools to navigate a complex system. With this accessible and practical guide, readers will encounter a wide range of study types and data sources, along with strengths and weaknesses to consider with each as they conceptualize, implement, and analyze their research.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 170 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199782888
0199782881
9780199949663
0199949662