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Informationen zum Autor I joined the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 2019 after an academic career spanning over 20 years, teaching and researching criminology and criminal justice. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a UK-based independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. In my role as research manager I have particular responsibility for qualitative research. Klappentext Now with new, in-depth case studies to really help students visualise the realities of research, this textbook continues to provide the guidance to help them both evaluate existing studies and design their own robust, ethical projects Zusammenfassung Now with new, in-depth case studies to really help students visualise the realities of research, this textbook continues to provide the guidance to help them both evaluate existing studies and design their own robust, ethical projects Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Foundations of Qualitative Research in Criminology 1. Qualitative approaches to criminological research 2. The politics of researching crime and justice 3. Ethics in criminological research Part II: The Research Process 4. Negotiating and sustaining access 5. Using existing qualitative data 6. Interviews and focus groups 7. Ethnography 8. Working with qualitative data: analysis and writing Part III: Being a Qualitative Researcher 9. Researching women's experiences of electronic monitoring - Ella Holdsworth 10. Using focus groups to explore young people's perceptions of fashion counterfeiting - Joanna Large 11. Research with young people who are vulnerable and 'difficult to reach' - Kathy Hampson 12. Becoming a qualitative researcher
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Informed by real-life research challenges and contemporary issues, this new edition of Criminological Research deepens our understanding of both the politics of research and the research process. This is a must-read guide for anyone embarking on qualitative research in the areas of crime and justice. Loraine Gelsthorpe
