Tag: Criminology

Fieldwork Experiences in Criminology and Security Studies Methods, Ethics, and Emotions


Free Download Fieldwork Experiences in Criminology and Security Studies: Methods, Ethics, and Emotions by Antonio M. Díaz Fernández, Cristina Del-Real, Lorena Molnar
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 646 Pages | ISBN : 3031415736 | 15.4 MB
This book compiles the fieldwork experiences of 55 researchers, addressing the challenges, ethical considerations, and methodologies employed to study 30 diverse populations and phenomena within Criminology and Security Studies. This volume contributes to filling a gap in academic literature by highlighting the often unspoken realities and intricacies of fieldwork.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice Using R


Free Download A Beginner’s Guide to Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice Using R by Alese Wooditch , Nicole J. Johnson , Reka Solymosi , Juanjo Medina Ariza , Samuel Langton
English | EPUB (True) | 2021 | 341 Pages | ISBN : 303050624X | 74.6 MB
This book provides hands-on guidance for researchers and practitioners in criminal justice and criminology to perform statistical analyses and data visualization in the free and open-source software R. It offers a step-by-step guide for beginners to become familiar with the RStudio platform and tidyverse set of packages.

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Public Criminology


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031421663 | 437 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 7 MB
This book discusses the role and impact of ‘Public Criminology’. It brings together a collection of key scholars who have been at the fore of empirical and practice work in relation to understanding how ‘Public Criminology’ can engender academic activism. Split into two parts, it focusses on academic activism and research methodologies, and public criminology and pedagogical practice. It includes chapters on a range of topics including Inside-Out teaching, it discusses the role of social scientists and stepping outside of established research practices, and how students, the public and children can be engaged in criminological learning and issues to become agents of social change. It includes a reflection on how ‘Public Criminology’ has developed both in the UK and USA. It speaks to students, researchers and academics alike involved in teaching and learning within the discipline of Criminology and those who wish to evaluate practice and ensure their interventions have impact on commissioners and policymakers.

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Criminology A Sociological Understanding


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by Barkan, Steven;

English | 2023 | ISBN: 0137636210 | 461 pages | True PDF | 68.68 MB
Criminology: A Sociological Understanding presents award-winning coverage of the sociology of criminology. It assesses the impact of race, ethnicity, gender and social class on crime and the treatment of criminals. Moving beyond simple "get tough" approaches, Author Steven Barkan asserts that understanding the social causes of criminal behavior is the first step to addressing it. He urges readers to take a critical eye to our reliance on the criminal justice system as a means of reducing crime.

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