New to this Edition

• The examples throughout the book integrate substantive criminal justice issues with research that includes greater emphasis in the second edition on the major branches of the criminal justice system.
• New Chapter 3 on research ethics that includes Zimbardo’s prison experiment and Milgram’s research on obedience to authority.
• This edition presents new case studies on the effectiveness of drug courts, combining focus groups with official police records, homicide across nations, using Google Earth to track recidivism among sex offenders, evaluating the D.A.R.E. program, seeking higher education for inmates, among others.

Proven Features

• The book combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, providing a balanced and complete view of research methods.
• The authors integrate ethical concerns and ethical decision making throughout the text, encouraging students to appreciate the ethical dilemmas that researchers face at each step of the research process.
• The text includes extensive end-of-chapter exercises and appendices, with step-by-step procedures for conducting literature reviews and guidance on how to read and analyze research articles.
• A comprehensive online ancillary package includes a password-protected Instructor Teaching Site and an open-access Student Study Site with resources such as SAGE journal articles, video clips, and unique interactive exercises.