Research Methods in Criminology Books

New and Published Books

1. The Crime Numbers Game

   Management by Manipulation

   By John A. Eterno, Eli B. Silverman

   Series: Advances in Police Theory and Practice

   In the mid-1990s, the NYPD created a performance management strategy known as Compstat. It consisted of computerized data, crime analysis, and advanced crime mapping coupled with middle management accountability and crime strategy meetings with high-ranking decision makers. While initially credited...

   Published January 30th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Research in Practice for Forensic Professionals

   Edited by Kerry Sheldon, Jason Davies, Kevin Howells

   Series: Issues in Forensic Psychology

   This book explores applied research methods used in forensic settings – prisons, the probation service, courts and forensic mental health establishments – and provides a comprehensive 'how-to' guide for forensic practitioners and researchers.It provides practitioners and researchers with grounding...

   Published November 8th 2011 by Routledge
3. Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology

   Edited by Walter S. DeKeseredy, Molly Dragiewicz

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology is a collection of original essays specifically designed to offer students, faculty, policy makers, and others an in-depth overview of the most up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists around the...

   Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge
4. Routledge Handbook of International Criminology

   Edited by Cindy J. Smith, Sheldon X. Zhang, Rosemary Barberet

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The Routledge Handbook of International Criminology brings together the latest thinking and findings from a diverse group of both senior and promising young scholars from around the globe. This collaborative project articulates a new way of thinking about criminology that extends existing...

   Published April 27th 2011 by Routledge