Maxfield, Michael G. creator Babbie, Earl R. text bibliography at 2018 Eighth edition, Student edition. monographic eng

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xvi, 479 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm Crime, criminal justice, and scientific inquiry -- Foundations of criminal justice research -- Ethics and criminal justice research -- General issues in research design -- Concepts, operationalization, and measurement -- Measuring crime -- Experimental and quasi-experimental designs -- Sampling -- Survey reseach -- Qualitative interviewing -- Field observation -- Agency records, content analysis, and secondary data -- Evaluation reseach and problem analysis Interpreting data. Michael G. Maxfield, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, Earl R. Babbie, Chapman University. Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-457) and indexes. Criminal justice, Administration of Research Methodology Criminology Research Methodology Criminal justice, Administration of Research Methodology Criminology Research Methodology HV7419.5 .M38 2018 1337091820 9781337091824 2016962411 YDXCP 161213 20180524100051.0 19406398 eng