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1 Detailed Contents About the Authors xvii Preface xix 1 Science, Society, and Criminological Research 1 What Do We Have in Mind? 1 Reasoning About the Social World 2 Case Study: Exploring Youth Violence 2 Questions and Answers 3 Everyday Errors in Reasoning 4 How the Scientific Approach is Different 7 Why We Do Criminological Research 7 Social Criminological Research in Action 8 Description: How Prevalent Is Youth Violence? 9 Exploration: How Do Schools Respond to Gun Violence? 11 Explanation: What Factors Are Related to Youth Delinquency and Violence? 12 Evaluation: Do Violence Prevention Programs in Schools Work? 13 Strengths and Limitations of Social Research 14 Types of Research Methods 15 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods 16 Social Research Goals 18 Measurement Validity 19 Generalizability 19 Causal Validity 20 Authenticity 20 Conclusion 20 Key Terms 21 Highlights 21 Exercises 22 Discussing Research 22 Finding Research on the Web 22 Critiquing Research 23 Making Research Ethical 23 Developing a Research Proposal 23 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel 24

2 2 The Process and Problems of Criminological Research 25 What Do We Have in Mind? 25 Criminological Research Questions 26 Identifying Criminological Research Questions 27 Refining Criminological Research Questions 27 Evaluating Criminological Research Questions 28 The Role of Criminological Theory 29 Social Research Strategies 32 The Research Circle 32 Domestic Violence and the Research Circle 36 Phase 1: Deductive Research 36 Phase 2: Deductive Research 38 Phase 3: Inductive Research 38 Phase 4: Deductive Research 40 Adding Exploration to the Mix 40 Guidelines for Criminologists 41 Scientific Guidelines 41 Conclusion 44 Key Terms 44 Highlights 44 Exercises 45 Discussing Research 45 Finding Research on the Web 45 Critiquing Research 46 Making Research Ethical 46 Developing a Research Proposal 47 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel 47 3 Research Ethics and Philosophies 49 What Do We Have in Mind? 49 Historical Background 52 Ethical Principles 55 Achieving Valid Results 55 Honesty and Openness 57 Protecting Research Participants 57 The Uses of Research 67 Social Research Philosophies 68 Positivism and Postpositivism 68 Interpretivism and Constructivism 71 An Integrated Philosophy 72

3 Conclusion 73 Key Terms 74 Highlights 74 Exercises 75 Discussing Research 75 Finding Research on the Web 75 Critiquing Research 76 Making Research Ethical 76 Developing a Research Proposal 76 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel 77 4 Conceptualization and Measurement 79 What Do We Have in Mind? 79 Concepts 80 Defining Youth Gangs 80 Concepts and Variables 81 How Will We Know When We ve Found It? 82 Using Available Data 83 Constructing Questions 84 Making Observations 85 Collecting Unobtrusive Measures 85 Combining Measurement Operations 86 How Much Information Do We Really Have? 86 Nominal Level of Measurement 88 Ordinal Level of Measurement 88 Interval Level of Measurement 90 Ratio Level of Measurement 90 Comparison of Levels of Measurement 91 Did We Measure What We Wanted to Measure? 92 Measurement Validity 93 Reliability 95 Can We Achieve Both Reliability and Validity? 97 Conclusion 98 Key Terms 99 Highlights 99 Exercises 100 Discussing Research 100 Finding Research on the Web 100 Critiquing Research 101 Making Research Ethical 101 Developing a Research Proposal 101 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel 102

4 5 Sampling 103 What Do We Have in Mind? 103 Sample Planning 103 Define Sample Components and the Population 104 Evaluate Generalizability 106 Assess Population Diversity 108 Consider a Census 110 Sampling Methods 111 Probability Sampling Methods 112 Nonprobability Sampling Methods 118 Lessons About Sample Quality 123 Units of Analysis and Errors in Causal Reasoning 123 Individual and Group Units of Analysis 123 The Ecological Fallacy and Reductionism 124 Conclusion 125 Key Terms 126 Highlights 126 Exercises 127 Discussing Research 127 Finding Research on the Web 128 Critiquing Research 128 Making Research Ethical 128 Developing a Research Proposal 129 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel Causation and Research Design 131 What Do We Mean by Causation? 131 Causal Explanation 132 Association 133 Time Order 134 Nonspuriousness 134 Mechanism 134 Context 135 Why Experiment? 136 An Experiment in Action: Prison Classification and Inmate Behavior 138 Field Experiments: Determining the Effect of Incarceration on Employment 139 What If a True Experiment Isn t Possible? 141 Nonequivalent Control Group Designs 142 Case Study: The Effectiveness of Drug Courts 142 Before-and-After Designs 143 Case Study: The Effects of the Youth Criminal Justice Act 144 Ex Post Facto Control Group Designs 146 Case Study: Does an Arrest Increase Delinquency? 146

5 What Are the Threats to Internal Validity and Generalizability in Experiments? 146 Causal (Internal) Validity 147 Generalizability 150 Interaction of Testing and Treatment 151 The Element of Time in Research 152 Repeated Cross-Sectional Designs 153 Fixed-Sample Panel Designs 154 Event-Based Designs 155 How Do Experimenters Protect Their Subjects? 156 Deception 156 Selective Distribution of Benefits 156 Conclusion 157 Key Terms 158 Highlights 158 Exercises 159 Discussing Research 159 Finding Research on the Web 159 Critiquing Research 160 Making Research Ethical 160 Developing a Research Proposal 161 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel Survey Research 163 Survey Research in Action: Measuring Victimization 163 What Is a Survey? 164 Attractive Features of Survey Research 164 The Omnibus Survey 165 Questionnaire Development and Assessment 165 Maintain Focus 166 Build on Existing Instruments 166 Writing Questions 167 Constructing Clear and Meaningful Questions 169 Additional Guidelines for Fixed-Response Questions 171 Combining Questions into an Index 174 Demographic Questions 175 Don t Forget to Pretest! 178 Organization Matters 178 Survey Designs 180 Mailed Self-Administered Surveys 181 Group-Administered Surveys 181 Surveys by Telephone 182 In-Person Interviews 183 Electronic Surveys 184 Mixed-Mode Surveys 186 A Comparison of Survey Designs 186

6 Ethical Issues in Survey Research 188 Protection of Respondents 188 Confidentiality 188 Conclusion 189 Key Terms 190 Highlights 190 Exercises 191 Discussing Research 191 Finding Research on the Web 191 Critiquing Research 192 Making Research Ethical 192 Developing a Research Proposal 192 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis 195 What Do We Mean by Qualitative Methods? 195 Origins of Qualitative Research 197 Case Study: Life in the Gang 197 Participant Observation 199 Choosing a Role 199 Entering the Field 203 Developing and Maintaining Relationships 203 Sampling People and Events 204 Taking Notes 206 Managing the Personal Dimensions 206 Systematic Observation 207 Case Study: Systematic Observation in Chicago Neighborhoods 208 Intensive Interviewing 210 Establishing and Maintaining a Partnership 212 Asking Questions and Recording Answers 212 Focus Groups 213 Case Study: Combining Focus Groups With Official Records When Examining Police Searches 214 Analyzing Qualitative Data 215 Qualitative Data Analysis as an Art 216 Qualitative Compared With Quantitative Data Analysis 216 Techniques of Qualitative Data Analysis 216 Documentation 217 Making Sense of It: Conceptualization, Coding, and Categorizing 217 Examining Relationships and Displaying Data 218 Authenticating Conclusions 218 Reflexivity 220 Alternatives in Qualitative Data Analysis 220 Ethnography 221

7 Grounded Theory 222 Computer-Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis 223 Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research 224 Voluntary Participation 224 Subject Well-Being 224 Identity Disclosure 225 Confidentiality 225 Appropriate Boundaries 226 Researcher Safety 226 Conclusion 227 Notes 228 Key Terms 228 Highlights 228 Exercises 229 Discussing Research 229 Finding Research on the Web 230 Critiquing Research 230 Making Research Ethical 231 Developing a Research Proposal 231 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel Analyzing Content: Crime Mapping and Historical, Secondary, and Content Analysis 233 What Is Secondary Data? 233 Case Study: Gender and Offending 234 Historical Events Research 234 Case Study: Race, Rape, and Capital Punishment 236 Comparative Methods 236 Case Study: Homicide Across Nations 237 Content Analysis 238 Identifying a Population of Documents or Other Textual Sources 239 Case Study: Crime and TV 240 Crime Mapping 241 Case Study: Mapping Crime in Cities 242 Case Study: Gang Homicides in St. Louis, Missouri 242 Case Study: Using Google Earth to Track Sexual Offending Recidivism 245 Combining Research Designs 246 Comparing Research Designs 246 Triangulating Research Designs 247 Case Study: Triangulation In Action School Security and Discipline 247 Ethical Issues When Analyzing Available Data and Content 248 Conclusion 249 Key Terms 250 Highlights 250

8 Exercises 250 Discussing Research 250 Finding Research on the Web 251 Critiquing Research 251 Making Research Ethical 252 Developing a Research Proposal 252 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel Evaluation and Policy Analysis 255 Why Do We Need Evaluation? 255 A Brief History of Evaluation Research 256 Evaluation Basics 258 Evaluation Alternatives 260 Do We Need the Program? 261 Can the Program Be Evaluated? 261 Is the Program Working as Planned? 261 Case Study: Evaluating the D.A.R.E. Program 262 Did the Program Work? 263 Case Study: The Risk Skills Training Program (RSTP) Compared to D.A.R.E. 264 Is the Program Worth It? 265 Case Study: Cost Benefit Analysis of Therapeutic Communities 267 Design Decisions 267 Black Box Evaluation or Program Theory 267 Researcher or Stakeholder Orientation 268 Evaluation in Action 269 Case Study: Problem-Oriented Policing in Violent Crime Areas 269 Strengths of Randomized Experimental Designs in Impact Evaluations 271 When Experiments Are Not Feasible 272 Case Study: Boot Camps 272 Qualitative and Quantitative Methods 273 Increasing Demand for Evidence-Based Policy 274 Meta-Analyses 276 Case Study: The Effectiveness of Anti-Bullying Programs 277 Ethics in Evaluation 277 Conclusion 278 Key Terms 278 Highlights 279 Exercises 279 Discussing Research 279 Finding Research on the Web 280 Critiquing Research 280 Making Research Ethical 280

9 Developing a Research Proposal 281 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel Quantitative Data Analysis 283 Why We Need Statistics 283 Case Study: The Causes of Delinquency 284 Preparing Data for Analysis 284 Displaying Univariate Distributions 286 Graphs 287 Frequency Distributions 288 Ungrouped Data 289 Grouped Data 290 Summarizing Univariate Distributions 294 Measures of Central Tendency 295 Measures of Variation 301 Crosstabulating Variables 304 Analyzing Data Ethically: How Not to Lie About Relationships 308 Conclusion 308 Key Terms 309 Highlights 309 Exercises 309 Discussing Research 309 Finding Research on the Web 310 Critiquing Research 310 Making Research Ethical 310 Developing a Research Proposal 311 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel Reporting Research Results 313 Research Report Goals 313 Advance Scientific Knowledge 314 Shape Social Policy 314 Organize Social Action Participatory Action Research 315 Case Study: Seeking Higher Education for Inmates 315 Types of Research Reports 316 Student Papers and Theses 317 Journal Articles 317 Applied Reports 319 Curbing the Frustrations of Writing 320 Ethics and Reporting 321 Plagiarism 322

10 Conclusion 323 Key Terms 323 Highlights 323 Exercises 324 Discussing Research 324 Finding Research on the Web 324 Critiquing Research 325 Making Research Ethical 325 Developing a Research Proposal 325 Performing Data Analysis in SPSS or Excel 326 Glossary 327 References 347 Index 363 On Student Study Site, Appendix A: Conducting Literature Reviews and Finding Information Appendix B: Questions to Ask About a Research Article Appendix C: How to Read a Research Article Appendix D: How to Use a Statistical Package: SPSS Appendix E: How to Use a Data Qualitative Analysis Package: HyperRESEARCH Appendix F: How to Use Excel

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