Allen / Hougland The SAGE Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice Research Methods

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5443-6470-4
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, EPUB

Reihe: The SAGE Guide to Writing in the Social Sciences

The SAGE Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice Research Methods equips students with transferable writing skills that can be applied across the field of criminal justice—both academically and professionally. Authors Jennifer M. Allen and Steven Hougland

interweave professional and applied writing, academic writing, and information literacy, with the result being a stronger, more confident writer, researcher, and student in criminal justice. Focused on teaching students how to write in the academic setting while introducing them to a number of other writing tools specific to research methods, such as writing literature reviews, abstracts, proposals, and more. The perfect companion for any criminal justice research methods course, this brief text focuses on key topics that will benefit students in their classes and in the field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Jennifer M.

Hougland, Steven

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Chapter 1: The Basics of Writing

Basic Grammar Rules

Critical Thinking Skills, Academic Writing, and Professional Writing

Writing for the Criminal Justice Professions

Policing Reports

Corrections Reports

Probation/Parole Reports

Court Reports

Chapter Summary

Additional Reading

Questions for Consideration

Exercise Answers

Chapter 2: What Is Information Literacy?

Information Literacy

Digital Literacy, Computer Literacy, and Technology Literacy Skills

Chapter Summary

Questions for Consideration

Chapter 3: Writing Literature Reviews and Abstracts

Identifying and Narrowing a Research Topic

Locating Sources

Organizing the Review

Writing the Review

What Is a Literature Review?

Writing an Abstract

Chapter Summary

Questions for Consideration

Chapter 4: Research Designs, Data Collection Methods, and Data Analysis

How to Begin

Developing a Research Question

Developing a Hypothesis

Types of Research Designs

Data Collection Methods/Measurement Instruments

Data Analysis

Other Information Included in the Methods Section

Chapter Summary

Questions for Consideration

Chapter 5: Writing Research and Grant Proposals

Writing a Research Proposal

Writing a Conference Proposal

Writing a Grant Proposal

Additional Grant-Writing Suggestions

Chapter Summary

Questions for Consideration

Chapter 6: Academic Paper Formats: What Is APA Formatting?

Research, Publication, and the APA Style Rules

Types of Publications

APA Formatting and Ethical and Legal Standards

Modern Language Association and the Chicago Manual of Style

Chapter Summary

Questions for Consideration

Chapter 7: The Academic Research Paper

The Research Writing Process

Conducting Research

Locating Sources

Google Scholar

Use Country Codes

Use Databases

Evaluating Sources

How to Read a Scholarly Article

Writing a Literature Review

Writing the Essay

Working and Annotated Bibliographies

Chapter Summary

Additional Reading

Questions for Consideration

Exercise Answers

Appendix A: EBSCOhost Law and Political Science Database Search Results

Appendix B: Sample Student Essay

References

Über Autor(innen)

Allen, Jennifer M.

Jennifer M. Allen is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Nova Southeastern University and former department head of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Georgia. She has worked with juveniles in detention, on probation, and with those victimized by abuse and neglect. Dr. Allen has served on advisory boards for Big Brother/Big Sister mentoring programs, Rainbow Children’s Home, domestic violence/sexual assault programs, and teen courts. Dr. Allen has published in the areas of restorative justice, juvenile delinquency and justice, youth programming, police crime, and policing administration and ethics. She is also the coauthor of Criminal Justice Administration: A Service Quality Approach; The SAGE Guide to Writing in Criminal Justice; The SAGE Guide to Writing in Research Methods; The SAGE Guide to Writing in Corrections; and The SAGE Guide to Writing in Policing.

Hougland, Steven
Steven M. Hougland is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. He is a retired law enforcement officer with 30 years of policing and corrections experience at the local and state level. Dr. Hougland has published in the areas of police use of force, law enforcement accreditation, and police ethics.