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1st Edition

Qualitative Meta-synthesis to Study Crime, Deviance, and Victimization

Edited By Heith Copes, Andy Hochstetler Copyright 2027

234 Pages

by Routledge

Description

Qualitative meta-synthesis (QMS) represents a growing approach to reviewing qualitative literature, organizing findings, and developing theoretical approaches for new research. This edited collection showcases the method through diverse applications in criminology to understand deviance, crime, and victimization, addressing topics including Asian gangs in the United States, honour-based violence... Read more

Table of Contents

1. Qualitative Meta-Synthesis and the Study of Crime and Deviance: A Brief Introduction

Heith Copes and Andy Hochstetler

2. Asian Gangs in the United States: A Meta Synthesis

Sou Lee

3. Understanding “Honor-Based Violence” In Scandinavia: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Honor-Based Violence Conceptualizations in Research Studies

Nora Elaies and Thea Næs Rabe

4. Neutralization of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Lindsay Leban, Savannah L. Doherty, and Ter’Ricka Brundidge

5. Exploring a Decade of Microdosing Research: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis of Microdosing Literature

Blake Beaton

6. What Do We Know About Human Trafficking and Scam Compounds in Southeast Asia (2020–2025)? A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Coercive Deviant Enterprises

Suleman Lazarus, Mina Chiang, Rossitza Stefanova Dimitrova, Theint Theint Thu, and Enobong Essien

7. Pathways to Offending: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Narratives from Youth Convicted of a Sex Offense

Sara Lucak

8. Barriers to Criminal Justice System Engagement Among Victims with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Ráchael Powers, Jacquelyn Burckley, Rebekkah L. Gross, Brittany E. Hayes, Amanda K. Simmons, and Leigh Anne McKingsley

9. What Influences the Poaching of Wildlife? A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis

Bigyan Acharya, William D. Moreto, and Craig J. Forsyth

10. Bad Apples?: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of Police Deviance

Bigyan Acharya, William D. Moreto, and Craig J. Forsyth

11. Sexual Harassment in Retail Workplaces: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Research

Amelia Wiercioch

Editor(s)

Biography

Heith Copes is Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His research focuses on narrative sense making among those who engage in crime and deviance.

Andy Hochstetler is Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Iowa State University. Much of his work examines offender decision-making and outcomes by incorporating offenders’ self-appraisals, estimated prospects for conventional success, and environmental contexts into understanding and predicting recidivism and crime continuation He also has written on aspects of drug use and misuse and on re-entry from correctional sentence.

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