Preface Acknowledgments 1. The Scientific Method and the Research Process in Criminology and Criminal Justice 2. Criminological Theory and the Scientific Method Research Readings: Reconsidering the Effect of Self-Control and Delinquent Peers: Implications of Measurement for Theoretical Significance - Ryan C. Meldrum, Jacob T. N. Young, and Frank M. Weerman An Evaluation of the Assumptions That Underlie Institutional Anomie Theory - Mitchell B. Chamlin and John K.
Cochran An Assessment of Scales Measuring Constructs in Tests of Criminological Theory Based on National Youth Survey Data - Todd A. Armstrong, Daniel R. Lee, and Gaylene s. Armstrong 3. Ethics in the Research Process Research Readings: The Ethics and Law of Confidentiality in Criminal Justice Research: A Comparison of Canada and the United States - J. Lowman and T. Palys Combining Ethical Considerations With Recruitment and Follow-Up Strategies for Partner Violence Victimization Rsearch - TK Logan, R. Walker, L.
Shannon, and J. Cole 4. Conceptualization and Measurement Research Readings: Conceptualization of Terrorism - J. P. Gibbs Measuring Victimization Inside Prisons: Questioning the Questions - N. Wolff, J. Shi, and R. Bachman Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Racial Profiling Research - C.
Batton and C. Kadleck 5. Sampling Procedures Research Readings: Public Support for Getting Tough on Corporate Crime: Racial and Political Divides - J. D. Unnever, M. L. Benson, and F. T.
Cullen Gendered Opportunity? School-Based Adolescent Victimization - P. Wilcox, M. Skubak Tillyer, and B. S. Fisher Public Awareness and Action Resulting From Sex Offender Community Notification Laws - A. L. Anderson and L. L.
Sample A Snowball''s Chance in Hell: Doing Fieldwork With Active Residential Burglars - R. Wright, S. H. Decker, A.K.S. Redfern, and D. L.
Smith 6. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Designs Research Readings: Randomized Experiments in Criminal Justice Policy: Prospects and Problems - D. Weisburd A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Thinking for a Change: A "Real World" Application - C. T. Lowenkamp, D. Hubbard, M. D. Makarios, and E.
J. Latessa Applying Evidence-Based Practices to Community Corrections Supervision: An Evaluation of Residential Substance Aubse Treatment for High-Risk Probationers - D. M. Perez 7. Survey Research and Interviews Research Readings: Gang Intervention in Jails: A National Analysis - R. Ruddell, S. H. Decker, and A.
Egley, Jr. Insiders'' Views of Prison Amenities: Beliefs and Perceptions of Correctional Staff Members - R. Tewksbury and E. E. Mustaine Understanding the Black Box of Gang Organization: Implications for Involvement in Violent Crime, Drug Sales, and Violent Victimization - S. H. Decker, C. M.
Katz, and V. J. Webb Intimacy With Outlaws: The Role of Relational Distance in Recruiting, Paying, and Interviewing Underworld Research Participants - S. Jacques and R. Wright 8. Qualitative Research: Participant Observation, Focus Groups, and Case Studies Research Readings: Covert Participant Observation: Reconsidering the Least Used Method - M. Miller Fear of Gang Crime: A Qualitative Examination of the Four Perspectives - J. Lane The Philosophical Versus Actual Adoption of Community Policing: A Case Study - A.
T. Chappell 9. Unobtrusive Methods: Secondary Analysis, Content Analysis, Crime Mapping, and Meta-Analysis Research Readings: Violent Girls or Relabeled Status Offenders? An Alternative Interpretation of the Data - B. C. Feld Slain and Slandered: A Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Femicide in Crime News - R. Taylor A Geographic Approach to Racial Profiling: The Microanalysis and Macroanalysis of Racial Disparity in Traffic Stops - S. Roh and M. Robinson Does an Offender''s Age Have an Effect on Sentence Length? A Meta-Analytic Review - J.
Wu and C. Spohn 10. Mixed Methods Research Research Readings: Problem-Oriented Policing and Open-Air Drug Markets: Examining the Rockford Pulling Levers Deterrence Strategy - N. Corsaro, R. K. Brunson, and E. F. McGarrell The Impact of Occupational Culture on Drinking Behavior of Young Adults in the U.
S. Navy - G. M. Ames, M. R. Duke, R. S. Moore, and C.
B. Cunradi 11. Evaluation Research and Policy Analysis Research Readings: Combating Methamphetamine Use in the Community: The Efficacy of the Drug Court Model - S. J. Listwan, D. K. Shaffer, and J. J.
Hartman Problem-Oriented Policing, Deterrence, and Youth Violence: An Evaluation of Boston''s Operation Ceasefire - A. A. Braga, D. M. Kennedy, E. J. Waring, and A. Morrison Piehl References About the Author.