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A Mixed Methods Approach

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Mark M. Lanier, Lisa T. Briggs

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Intuitive, accessible, and filled with real-world testimonials from criminal justice scholars,  Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Mixed Methods Approach, second edition, gives students the tools they need to understand the research they read and take the first steps toward producing compelling research projects themselves. Featuring a step-by-step organization that follows the stages of a research project, it emphasizes the actual experience of conducting research and includes a wealth of examples. The text is enhanced by robust pedagogy including chapter objectives, key terms, a running glossary, and chapter-ending discussion questions.

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• Examples, applications, and exercises from other academic disciplines, including social work and sociology
• A greater focus on mixed methods research
• A new chapter on qualitative data analysis (Chapter 10), which includes an overview of how new technology has dramatically altered data collection and analysis

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Chapter 1. Why Research at All?  The History of Research Good, Yet Critical, Science Research Distinctions Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 2. The Stages of Research: A General Overview  Step One: Selecting a Research Topic Step Two: Identifying a Testable Research Question Step Three: Finding Research Step Four: The Literature Review Step Five: Research Design Step Six: Data Collection and Variable Coding Step Seven: Data Analysis Step Eight: Reporting of Results Step Nine: Conclusion and Limitations Final Suggestions Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 3. Research Ethics  The Quest for a Perfect Study Common Ethical Principles Human Research Protection Program Institutional Review Boards Ethical Guidelines Other Ethical Notes The (Ever-Increasing) Role of the IRB Ethically Questionable Studies Final Thoughts Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 4. Validity and Reliability: Threats to Research Integrity  Validity and Reliability Types of Validity Other Research Threats Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 5. Qualitative Research Strategies  Historical Synopsis of Qualitative Research Requisite Qualitative Research Tools Field Research Other Types of Qualitative Research Factors Influencing the Qualitative Data Collection Process Summary Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 6. Research Designs and Survey Research  Operationalization and Coding Composite Measures Choosing a Research Design Experimental Research Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Pre-Experimental Designs Other Research Strategies Survey Research Summary Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 7. Mixed Methods  Illustrations of Mixed Methods Mixed Methods for Program Evaluation Steps to Mixed Methods Research Critical Summary of the Mixed Methods Approach Summary Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 8. Sampling Strategies  Probability or Nonprobability Samples? Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 9. Elementary and Intermediate Quantitative Data Analysis  Basic Quantitative Analysis Univariate and Descriptive Statistics Intermediate Data Handling: Bivariate and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Bivariate Statistics Frequency Distributions Multivariate Statistics Summary Discussion Questions

Chapter 10. Qualitative Data Analysis  Critique of Causality Traditional Qualitative Analysis Contemporary Statistical Qualitative Analysis Mixed Methods Analysis Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 11. Beyond Research: An Aid to Writing Success  Plagiarism Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) Effective Writing Practices Becoming a More Professional Writer Writing Tip Summation Critical Thinking Exercises

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Mark M. Lanier – Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama.

Lisa T. Briggs – Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Western Carolina University.

"This is the definitive text for a research methods course, at either the undergraduate or graduate level, mostly due to its multidisciplinary emphasis and mixed methods approach to research. The comprehensive coverage of each topic, the repetition that reinforces learning throughout the text, and the ancillaries also add significant value." -- Judith Kirwan Kelley, Curry College

" Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology is the most approachable research methods text that I have ever read. It also covers the qualitative and quantitative divide quite well." -- Thomas Dearden, High Point University

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Research Methods in Crime, Justice, and Social Problems

A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition

Mark M. Lanier and Lisa T. Briggs

Intuitive, accessible, and filled with real-world testimonials from criminal justice scholars, Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition, gives students the tools they need to understand the research they read and take the first steps toward producing compelling research projects themselves. Featuring a step-by-step organization that follows the stages of a research project, it emphasizes the actual experience of conducting research and includes a wealth of examples. The text is enhanced by robust pedagogy including chapter objectives, key terms, a running glossary, and chapter-ending discussion questions.

Readership : Undergraduate Students in Criminal Justice and Criminology.

Preface 1. Why Research at all? The History of Research Good, Yet Critical, Science Research Distinctions Critical Thinking Exercises 2. The Stages of Research: A General Overview Step One: Selecting a Research Topic Step Two: Identifying a Testable Research Question Step Three: Finding Research Step Four: The Literature Review Step Five: Research Design Step Six: Data Collection and Variable Coding Step Seven: Data Analysis Step Eight: Reporting of Results Step Nine: Conclusion and Limitations Final Thoughts Critical Thinking Exercises 3. Research Ethics The Quest for a Perfect Study Common Ethical Principles Human Research Protection Program Institutional Review Boards Ethical Guidelines Other Ethical Notes The (Ever-Increasing) Role of the IRB Ethically Questionable Studies Final Thoughts Critical Thinking Exercises 4. Validity and Reliability: Threats to Research Integrity Validity and Reliability Types of Validity Other Research Threats Critical Thinking Exercises 5. Qualitative Research Strategies Historical Synopsis of Qualitative Research Requisite Qualitative Research Tools Field Research Other Types of Qualitative Research Factors Influencing the Qualitative Data Collection Process Summary Critical Thinking Exercises 6. Research Designs and Survey Research Operationalization and Coding Composite Measures Choosing a Research Design Experimental Research Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Pre-Experimental Designs Other Research Strategies Survey Research Summary Critical Thinking Exercises 7. Mixed Methods Illustrations of Mixed Methods Mixed Methods for Program Evaluation Steps to Mixed Methods Research Critical Summary of the Mixed Methods Approach Summary Critical Thinking Exercises 8. Sampling Strategies Probability or Nonprobability Samples? Critical Thinking Exercises 9. Elementary and Intermediate Quantitative Data Analysis Basic Quantitative Analysis Univariate and Descriptive Statistics Intermediate Data Handling: Bivariate and Multivariate Statistical Analysis Bivariate Statistics Frequency Distributions Multivariate Statistics Summary Discussion Questions 10. Qualitative Data Analysis Critique of Causality Traditional Qualitative Analysis Contemporary Statistical Qualitative Analysis Mixed Methods Analysis Critical Thinking Exercises 11. Beyond Research: An Aid to Writing Success Plagiarism Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) Effective Writing Practices Becoming a More Professional Writer Writing Tip Summation Critical Thinking Exercises Glossary References Index

Mark M. Lanier is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama. Lisa T. Briggs is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Western Carolina University.

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Qualitative interviewing.

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Given the multifaceted and interdisciplinary nature of studying crime and criminal justice, the pursuit of credible, reliable, and rigorous knowledge requires a well-developed methodological infrastructure. To explore and examine these areas, there are times when research needs to document probabilities, examine rates, identify correlations, and test theoretical propositions. There are also times when research needs to explore the more qualitative elements, namely the perspectives, interpretations, lived experiences, and constructed realities. Among the more prominent qualitative methods within the field’s methodological toolbox are interviews. Aiding other approaches, qualitative interviews contribute to the field’s methodological means by first offering a more inductive and interpretive framework to study crime-related phenomena. From these foundations, they are replete with avenues through which to conceptualize, construct, and administer research efforts. They also provide a host of unique and beneficial methodological means to collect, code, and analyze collected data. When their overall impact is examined, the continued use and development of qualitative methods—more specifically, interviews—can progress the field’s body of knowledge while contributing to more informed practices and policies. Given their use and utility, interviews have become some of the most used methodological approaches within the social sciences.

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• The first truly innovative approach to undergraduate introduction to research methods instruction in decades.
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Research Methods in Crime and Justice , 2nd Edition, is an innovative text/online hybrid for undergraduate Criminal Justice Research Methods courses. This material uniquely addresses the fundamental teaching issue for this course: how to show students that success as criminal justice practitioners is linked to their acquisition of research skills.

Brian Withrow, a widely published academic researcher and former Texas State Trooper, developed this approach for his own undergraduate Research Methods class. He persuasively demonstrates that research skills aren’t just essential to university academic researchers but to successful criminal justice practitioners as well. More than 80 short, sharply focused examples throughout the text rely on research that is conducted by, on behalf of, or relevant to criminal justice practitioners to engage students’ interest like no other text of its kind. Extensive web materials all written by the author provide an array of instructor support material, including a Researcher’s Notebook that provides students (and their instructors) with a series of structured exercises leading to the development of a valid research project. Withrow systematically walks students through defining a question, conducting a literature review, and designing a research method that provides the data necessary to answer the research question— all online, with minimal instructor supervision.

The second edition features expanded coverage of measurement, qualitative research methods, and evaluation research methods, as well as additional downloadable journal articles to ensure students begin to think critically about research and can read scholarly literature.

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Part | 2  pages, part one—getting started, chapter 1 | 26  pages, —the research practice, chapter 2 | 32  pages, —the research process, chapter 3 | 32  pages, —the ethical principles that guide researchers, part two—learning research design basics, chapter 4 | 22  pages, —classifying research, chapter 5 | 16  pages, chapter 6 | 32  pages, —measurement, chapter 7 | 26  pages, —variables and the structure of research, chapter 8 | 30  pages, part three—acquiring and analyzing data, chapter 9 | 56  pages, —experimental design research methods, chapter 10 | 62  pages, —survey/interview research methods, chapter 11 | 46  pages, —non-reactive research methods, chapter 12 | 48  pages, —qualitative research methods, chapter 13 | 30  pages, —evaluation research methods, chapter 14 | 48  pages, —data and information analysis.

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Intuitive, accessible, and filled with real-world testimonials from criminal justice scholars, Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition, gives students the tools they need to understand the research they read and take the first steps toward producing compelling research projects themselves. Featuring a step-by-step organization that follows the stages of a research project, it emphasizes the actual experience of conducting research and includes a wealth of examples. The text is enhanced by robust pedagogy including chapter objectives, key terms, a running glossary, and chapter-ending discussion questions.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Why Research at all?

The History of Research

Good, Yet Critical, Science

Research Distinctions

Critical Thinking Exercises

Chapter 2. The Stages of Research: A General Overview

Step One: Selecting a Research Topic

Step Two: Identifying a Testable Research Question

Step Three: Finding Research

Step Four: The Literature Review

Step Five: Research Design

Step Six: Data Collection and Variable Coding

Step Seven: Data Analysis

Step Eight: Reporting of Results

Step Nine: Conclusion and Limitations

Final Suggestions

Chapter 3. Research Ethics

The Quest for a Perfect Study

Common Ethical Principles

Human Research Protection Program

Institutional Review Boards

Ethical Guidelines

Other Ethical Notes

The (Ever-Increasing) Role of the IRB

Ethically Questionable Studies

Final Thoughts

Chapter 4. Validity and Reliability: Threats to Research Integrity

Validity and Reliability

Types of Validity

Other Research Threats

Chapter 5. Qualitative Research Strategies

Historical Synopsis of Qualitative Research

Requisite Qualitative Research Tools

Field Research

Other Types of Qualitative Research

Factors Influencing the Qualitative Data Collection Process

Chapter 6. Research Designs and Survey Research

Operationalization and Coding

Composite Measures

Choosing a Research Design

Experimental Research

Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Pre-Experimental Designs

Other Research Strategies

Survey Research

Chapter 7. Mixed Methods

Illustrations of Mixed Methods

Mixed Methods for Program Evaluation

Steps to Mixed Methods Research

Critical Summary of the Mixed Methods Approach

Chapter 8. Sampling Strategies

Probability or Nonprobability Samples?

Chapter 9. Elementary and Intermediate Quantitative Data Analysis

Basic Quantitative Analysis

Univariate and Descriptive Statistics

Intermediate Data Handling: Bivariate and Multivariate Statistical Analysis

Bivariate Statistics

Frequency Distributions

Multivariate Statistics

Discussion Questions

Chapter 10. Qualitative Data Analysis

Critique of Causality

Traditional Qualitative Analysis

Contemporary Statistical Qualitative Analysis

Mixed Methods Analysis

Chapter 11. Beyond Research: An Aid to Writing Success

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Effective Writing Practices

Becoming a More Professional Writer

Writing Tip Summation

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Research Methods in Crime and Justice , 2nd Edition, is an innovative text/online hybrid for undergraduate Criminal Justice Research Methods courses. This material uniquely addresses the fundamental teaching issue for this course: how to show students that success as criminal justice practitioners is linked to their acquisition of research skills. Brian Withrow, a widely published academic researcher and former Texas State Trooper, developed this approach for his own undergraduate Research Methods class. He persuasively demonstrates that research skills aren’t just essential to university academic researchers but to successful criminal justice practitioners as well. More than 80 short, sharply focused examples throughout the text rely on research that is conducted by, on behalf of, or relevant to criminal justice practitioners to engage students’ interest like no other text of its kind. Extensive web materials all written by the author provide an array of instructor support material, including a Researcher’s Notebook that provides students (and their instructors) with a series of structured exercises leading to the development of a valid research project. Withrow systematically walks students through defining a question, conducting a literature review, and designing a research method that provides the data necessary to answer the research question— all online, with minimal instructor supervision. The second edition features expanded coverage of measurement, qualitative research methods, and evaluation research methods, as well as additional downloadable journal articles to ensure students begin to think critically about research and can read scholarly literature.

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Dr. Brian L. Withrow is Professor at Texas State University—San Marcos. Prior to joining the Texas State University faculty in 2009, Brian was an Associate Professor and Director of the Forensic Sciences Program at Wichita State University. While on the faculty at Wichita State University, Brian served one term as Mayor of Bel Aire, Kansas. From 1993 to 1999, Brian managed a police leadership development program at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Prior to his scholarly career, Brian worked for the Texas Department of Public Safety. He started this part of his career in 1981 as a State Trooper in a rural part of the Texas Panhandle. During the nearly 13 years Brian was at the Department of Public Safety, he promoted to the rank of Training Officer, Inspector, and Bureau Commander. Brian earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1981, his Master of Public Administration from Southwest Texas State University in 1993, and his Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University in 1999. Brian lives on a farm near Medicine Lodge, Kansas with his wife Lisa. They have four grown children and four grandchildren. He spends most of his "off" time managing his growing honey bee apiary.

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" Research Methods in Crime and Justice,  2nd Edition, is an excellent resource that explains the importance of research and outlines the steps of specific research methods. As a criminal justice professor, I am highly impressed with this work and it will continue to be one of the required textbooks listed in my course syllabus." – Monekka Munroe , Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Virginia Union University "Research Methods can be an intimidating course for an undergraduate college student. This text, however, provides an in-depth overview of the subject matter that makes learning the material uncomplicated and interesting. The author also gives great examples and utilizes current events that keep students engaged . " – Sharece Downey , PhD, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Tarleton State University

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