Research methods in crime and justice / Brian Withrow.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-391) and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue: what's the point of this course? -- Getting started -- The research practice -- The research process -- The ethical principles that guide researchers -- Learning research design basics -- Classifying research -- Causality -- Measurement -- Variables and the structure of research -- Sampling -- Acquiring and analyzing data -- Experimental design research methods -- Survey/interview research methods -- Non-reactive research methods -- Qualitative research methods -- Evaluation research methods -- Data and information analysis -- Epilogue : how do you know what you know? -- References -- Glossary/index -- .