Readings for Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice

by Dantzker, Mark L.

• ISBN13: 9780750670005
• ISBN10: 0750670002
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Summary

This is a collection of articles on the practical uses of research methods in various criminal justice and criminology settings.This book will offer students a look at research methods by presenting cases where they are used in policing, sentencing, probation, crime etc. The chapters are contributed by criminal justice and criminology scholars from previously unpublished articles. readings for Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a collection of original articles. The diversity of the articles makes this book uniquely comprehensive, and appropriate as a standalone text or a companion book to another Research Methods textbook. Topics covered in this book include: Attitudes and perceptions Community policing Crime Cultural diversity training Data analyses Female offenders

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii	(4)
Acknowledgments	xi
1 Some Impressions from a Qualitative Study of Implementation of Community Policing in North Carolina	1	(14)
John M. Memory, University of North Carolina--Pembroke
2 The Conceptualization and Operationalization of the Intervening Dimensions of Social Disorganization	15	(12)
Laura J. Moriarty, Virginia Commonwealth University
3 Examining Students' Perceptions of Policing: A Pre- and Post-Comparison between Students in Criminal Justice and Non-Criminal Justice Courses	27	(10)
M.L. Dantzker, University of Texas--Pan American
J. Eugene Waters, Georgia Southern University
4 Human/Cultural Diversity Training for Justice Personnel	37	(24)
Marilyn Chandler Ford, Volusia County Department of Corrections
Lexie Williams, Daytona Beach, Florida, Police Department
5 Women Offenders, Drug Addiction, and Crime	61	(14)
Dennis J. Stevens, Mount Olive College
6 Measuring Violent Crime in North Carolina	75	(10)
Laura J. Moriarty, Virginia Commonwealth University
William V. Pelfrey, Virginia Commonwealth University
Michael L. Vasu, North Carolina State University
7 Correctional Officers' Attitudes toward Delinquents and Delinquency: Does the Type of Institution Make a Difference?	85	(14)
Jill Gordon, Virginia Commonwealth University
8 A Survey of Citizen Perceptions of Treatment and Satisfaction with a Telephone Service Option in a Rural Sheriff's Department	99	(24)
Colleen Fitzpatrick, University of Northern Colorado
9 Women as Organized Criminals: An Examination of the Numbers Gambling Industry in New York City	123	(16)
Donald R. Liddick, Jr., University of Pittsburgh--Greensburg
10 A Cross-Sectional Quantitative Analysis of Federal Asset Forfeiture	139	(18)
Greg L. Warchol, Bureau of Justice Studies
Brian R. Johnson, Grand Valley State University
11 Accessing Data: Procedures, Practices, and Problems of Academic Researchers	157
Chrisann M. Flanyak, University of Illinois, Chicago