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Informationen zum Autor Richard D. Hartley is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He holds a Ph.D. from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He teaches courses relating to criminal courts and the administration of justice as well as research methods and statistics. Dr. Hartley’s research interests include prosecutorial and judicial discretion, race/ethnicity and crime, and quantitative methods. He has been involved with a number of research projects analyzing sentencing outcomes, especially those for federal narcotics and immigration offenders. Some of his recent and forthcoming publications appear in Aggression and Violent Behavior, Crime and Delinquency, Criminal Justice Review, Journal of Criminal Justice , and Journal of Pediatrics. Klappentext Snapshots of Research: Readings in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a supplemental textbook comprised of scholarly articles exemplifying research methods in criminology and criminal justice. The variety of readings will provide the student with a grasp of the fundamentals of research, as well as a more in depth understanding of each of the specific methods used in everyday life. Each chapter in the book will have an introduction preceding each article discussing the basic procedures of the method along with its strengths and limitations. The research articles are some of the most recent and best examples of research that have been published in academic journals. Zusammenfassung Snapshots of Research is a cutting-edge textbook comprised of scholarly articles exemplifying research methods in criminology and criminal justice. The wide-ranging examples provide students with a grasp of the fundamentals of research! as well as a more in-depth understanding of each of the specific methods used in everyday life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Scientific Method and the Research Process in Criminology and Criminal Justice 2. Criminological Theory and the Scientific Method Research Readings: Reconsidering the Effect of Self-Control and Delinquent Peers: Implications of Measurement for Theoretical Significance - Ryan C. Meldrum, Jacob T. N. Young, and Frank M. Weerman An Evaluation of the Assumptions That Underlie Institutional Anomie Theory - Mitchell B. Chamlin and John K. Cochran An Assessment of Scales Measuring Constructs in Tests of Criminological Theory Based on National Youth Survey Data - Todd A. Armstrong, Daniel R. Lee, and Gaylene s. Armstrong 3. Ethics in the Research Process Research Readings: The Ethics and Law of Confidentiality in Criminal Justice Research: A Comparison of Canada and the United States - J. Lowman and T. Palys Combining Ethical Considerations With Recruitment and Follow-Up Strategies for Partner Violence Victimization Rsearch - TK Logan, R. Walker, L. Shannon, and J. Cole 4. Conceptualization and Measurement Research Readings: Conceptualization of Terrorism - J. P. Gibbs Measuring Victimization Inside Prisons: Questioning the Questions - N. Wolff, J. Shi, and R. Bachman Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Racial Profiling Research - C. Batton and C. Kadleck 5. Sampling Procedures Research Readings: Public Support for Getting Tough on Corporate Crime: Racial and Political Divides - J. D. Unnever, M. L. Benson, and F. T. Cullen Gendered Opportunity? School-Based Adolescent Victimization - P. Wilcox, M. Skubak Tillyer, and B. S. Fisher Public Awareness and Action Resulting From Sex Offender Community Notification Laws - A. L. Anderson and L. L. Sample A Snowball¿s Chance in Hell: Doing Fieldwork With Active Residential Burglars - R. Wright, S. H. Decker, A.K.S. Redfern, and D. L. Smith 6. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research De...
