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Doing Criminological Research

Third Edition


September 2018 | 576 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

The new edition of this bestselling textbook comes completely revised and updated to take students on a guided tour of criminological research.  

As a trusted companion, this book brings together a range of experts in the field to provide key perspectives on how to prepare, do and present research. Each chapter comes with a range of learning features and contextualised case studies, giving an in-depth review on conducting research projects. The book:

  • Includes fascinating case studies on transnational crime and policing, victims, male offenders, institutional abuse and more
  • Comes with study questions, activities, key terms and a glossary
  • Includes visual material which highlights and illustrates key points
  • Contains new chapters on mixed methods; web based criminological research; experimental criminological research and quantitative criminological research 

This is the go-to for any student studying criminology, essential to those conducting their own research in the field.

 
Decision Making and Reflexivity in Doing Criminological Research - Pamela Davies and Peter Francis
 
Planning and Proposing Criminological Research - Peter Francis
 
Undertaking a Criminological Literature Review - Alison Wakefield
 
Methodological Approaches to Criminological Research - Hannah Bows
 
Using Mixed Methods in Criminological Research - Vicky Heap and Jaime Waters
 
The Politics and Ethics of Criminological Research - David Scott
 
Writing Up and Presenting Criminological Research - Alexandra Hall
 
Using Historical Artefacts, Records and Resources in Criminological Research - Pam Cox, Heather Shore and Barry Godfrey
 
Using Social Surveys in Criminological Research - Jo Deakin and Jon Spencer
 
Doing Quantitative Data Analysis in Criminological Research - Nick Tilley, Graham Farrell and Andromachi Tseloni
 
Using Big Data and Data Analytics in Criminological Research - Lyria Bennett Moses and Janet Chan
 
Doing Qualitative Data Analysis in Criminological Research - Pamela Davies
 
Doing Longitudinal and Life-Course Criminological Research - Jerzy Sarnecki and Christoffer Carlsson
 
Using Interviews as Storytelling in Criminological Research - Elizabeth Stanley
 
Using In-Depth Interviewing and Documentary - Marie Segrave and Sanja Milivojevic
 
Using Biography and Autobiography in Criminological (and Victimological) Research - Ross McGarry and Zoe Alker
 
Doing Ethnographic Research in Criminology - Steve Hall
 
Doing Criminological Research Online - Majid Yar
 
Using Visual Methods in Criminological Research - Ronnie Lippens
 
Doing Comparative Criminological Research - Matthew Hall
 
Using Case Study Methods in Criminological Research - Kathleen Daly
 
Doing Criminological Evaluation Research - Rob White
 
Glossary

As criminological inquiry continues to broaden, deepen and diversify its presence within and across the social sciences, this third and substantially up-dated edition of ‘Doing Criminological Research’ is an indispensable source. Its range and scope, together with the authority of its coverage and analysis, render it a tour de force. Essential reading for entry level, and more experienced researchers, alike.

Barry Goldson, Charles Booth Chair of Social Science, University of Liverpool

The third edition of Francis and Davies’ Doing Criminological Research will be a standard resource for British criminologists for years to come and an indispensable teaching tool. Its scope is comprehensive, its coverage is up-to-date, and its writers are first-rate. The editors have served the discipline well.

Rossella Selmini, University of Minnesota, Past President European Society of Criminology

Peter Francis and Pamela Davies have done a great service to the criminological field by publishing this comprehensive and updated research textbook, bridging qualitative and quantitative methods, literature review and methodological innovation, politics and ethics, writing and autobiography, longitudinal and life-course research, big-data and ethnographical studies, visual and international research, case and evaluation studies.

Professor Liqun Cao, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

The third edition of Doing Criminological Research provides a collection of high quality, reflective and accessible accounts of doing criminological research. This is a "must read" for anyone embarking on a research project. Contributors provide clear guidance on how to turn research ideas into research projects and insights into doing criminological research in new, innovative, dynamic and novel ways. Engendering a sense of excitement for students and scholars, this collection does much to stir the criminological imagination.

Dr Marisa Silvestri, Reader in Criminology, University of Kent

The third edition of Doing Criminological Research presents a range of fascinating and accessible essays on the use of research methods and methodologies for criminological topics. I would recommend it for both entry-level researchers and those with more experience, as it is replete with easily digestible advice for those at the beginning of a project and readable examples of research in practice.

Mr Jack Greig-Midlane
Sociology and Criminology, University of The West of England
February 5, 2020

I found this title quite useful, would have liked it to include, however, one or two chapters on the analysis of crime representations in the media.
It was adopted for a different module on Research Methods.

Dr Liviu Alexandrescu
History, Philosophy and Religion, Oxford Brookes University
September 24, 2019

This is a perfect academic research textbook especially for criminology and criminal justice students. It is especially useful for students undertaking their final year dissertation. it is a student friendly textbook. I would highly recommend this to students.

Mr Mark Jagus
Law, Derby College
October 25, 2019

this is a good book to support students and will be incorporated into research reading lists.

Mrs Chrissie Draper
Education Department, Derby College
December 3, 2019

Davies and Francis provide readers with very important guideline to develop their research. Is very readable for the beginner.

Mr Michael Donaldson
Care Humatities and sport, North Glasgow Collge
August 15, 2019

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