Criminological Research: Understanding Qualitative Methods / Edition 1

by Lesley Noaks, Emma Wincup

Overview

This contribution to the Introducing Qualitative Methods series is devoted to research in criminology and covers both types of qualitative methods and methodological debates. The authors offer chapters on the development of qualitative approaches to criminological research, the politics of criminological research, ethical dimensions, negotiating and sustaining access to interviewees, conducting interviews, ethnographic approaches, using documentary evidence, analyzing qualitative data, and case studies of researching substance abuse among young homeless people and researching private policing. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761974079
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/24/2004
Series:	Introducing Qualitative Methods Series
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Dr Noaks’ work is interdisciplinary which is reflected in her appointment as a lecturer in Criminology and Social Work. Throughout her academic career Policing has been a major strand of her research interest. This culminated in Ph D research undertaken in the period 1996-2000. The focus of this doctoral research was the movement in England and Wales towards privatisation of security and the impact of such developments on citizen’s perception of risk. The research explores the extent to which commodification of security represents a fundamental shift in residents’ experience of social control. This work has been successfully disseminated through international publications (see projects) and conferences. It is regarded as an important piece of work that addresses a key ‘knowledge gap’ in citizen’s experience of plural policing.

I joined the School of Law in 2005 having previously held academic posts at the University of Kent, Cardiff University, University of Wales, Bangor and the University of Cambridge. I also spent a period of time in the late 1990s on secondment to the National Assembly for Wales to refocus their drug policy.

I am currently one of two Deputy Directors of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and Programme Manager for the undergraduate degree, BA Criminal Justice and Criminology.

Table of Contents

The Development of Qualitative Approaches to Criminological Research
Doing Research on Crime and Justice
A Political Endeavour?
Ethical Dimensions of Qualitative Research in Criminology
Negotiating and Sustaining Access
Interviews
Ethnographic Approaches to Researching Crime and Deviance
Using Documentary Evidence in Qualitative Research
Analyzing Qualitative Data
Researching Substance Use Among Young Homeless People
Researching Private Policing
Looking Forward
The Future of Qualitative Research in Criminology