Criminal Justice Research And Development

Author : United States. National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals. Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development,United States. National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : MINN:31951D00830543F

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Criminal Justice Research and Development by United States. National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals. Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development,United States. National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals Pdf

Intended for federal, state, and local policymakers in the area of criminal justice research and development, this report includes guidelines for improvement of the quality, relevance, and utilization of research results. In order to cover these issues, part two of this report focuses respectively on the needs of research and development policymakers who fund criminal justice research and development, researchers who conduct research and development, and practitioners who put research and development results into use. Guidelines and principles are proposed which should assist policymakers at all levels of government. However, some topics tend to be addressed more to the federal level, where major research and development decisions are often made. The first chapter of this part presents a detailed discussion of institutional support for criminal justice research and development. It describes the federal role in supporting this effort, focusing on who the agencies are, the extent of their involvement, and how the principal agencies are organized to manage their research and development programs. Recommendations regarding the research and development management activities of criminal justice funding agencies are included. Several important issues in the conduct of criminal justice research and development are examined in the second chapter. Among the topics discussed are constraints on research, ethical issues, research designs and methodologies, prerequisites for sound planning and project selection, ways of maintaining the confidentiality of data, and ways of making data more easily available for research and statistical purposes. The final chapter of this section discusses research and development utilization practices and the assumptions underlying current policies in this area. A criticism of these policies and recommendations for new strategies is presented. The final part of this report provides an analysis of the kinds of problems often encountered in research and development. Three general types of criminal justice research and development are discussed: technology (e.g., hardware) research, research on problems of criminal justice organizations (e.g., arrest, prosecution, sentencing, and parole), and research on new criminal justice problems. For each type of research and development, the relevant issues and recommendations are discussed. Most of these, however, still related to either the support or conduct of research and development. The report also attempts to provide concrete illustrative examples by raising the relevant issues in the context of crime prevention at commercial and residential sites (technology research), sentencing (research on problems of criminal justice organizations), and problems of the victim (research on new criminal justice problems).

Author : United States. National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals. Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : OCLC:36434564

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Criminal Justice Research and Development by United States. National Advisory Committee on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals. Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development Pdf

Author : Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : UOM:39015016185251

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Criminal Justice Research and Development by Task Force on Criminal Justice Research and Development Pdf

The report also attempts to provide concrete illustrative examples by raising the relevant issues in the context of crime prevention at commercial and residential sites (technology research), sentencing (research on problems of criminal justice organizations), and problems of the victim (research on new criminal justice problems).

Author : National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Crime
ISBN : IND:30000044930380

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Criminal Justice Research Solicitation by National Institute of Justice (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Gerald J. Bayens,Cliff Roberson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781439894880

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Criminal Justice Research Methods by Gerald J. Bayens,Cliff Roberson Pdf

The study of research methodologies can be daunting to many students due to complex terminology, mathematical formulas, and lack of practical examples. Now in its second edition, Criminal Justice Research Methods: Theory and Practice offers a straightforward, easy-to-understand text that clarifies this complex subject matter, keeping perplexing research language and associated complexities to a minimum and ensuring that students get a practical grasp of this essential topic. The authors discuss scientific inquiry, establishing a framework for thinking about and understanding the nature of research. They examine various types of research methods in the broad categories of quantitative, qualitative, and evaluation designs and provide coverage of analytical and experimental research designs. The book also examines survey methods, survey instruments, and questionnaires, including wording, organization, and pretesting. It describes the fundamental characteristics of the qualitative approach, setting the stage for an in-depth discussion of the participant observation and case study methods of research. Other topics include ethical standards of conduct, topic selection, literature review, and guidelines for writing a research report or grand proposal. The second edition features updated examples, reworked exercises, additional discussion points, and new research-in-action sections. Defining a clear approach to the study of research, the book enables student experiencing their initial exposure to this subject to be fundamentally prepared to be proficient researchers in criminal justice and criminology.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Committee on Law and Justice
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2003-01-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309086356

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Measurement Problems in Criminal Justice Research by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Committee on Law and Justice Pdf

Most major crime in this country emanates from two major data sources. The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports has collected information on crimes known to the police and arrests from local and state jurisdictions throughout the country. The National Crime Victimization Survey, a general population survey designed to cover the extent, nature, and consequences of criminal victimization, has been conducted annually since the early1970s. This workshop was designed to consider similarities and differences in the methodological problems encountered by the survey and criminal justice research communities and what might be the best focus for the research community. In addition to comparing and contrasting the methodological issues associated with self-report surveys and official records, the workshop explored methods for obtaining accurate self-reports on sensitive questions about crime events, estimating crime and victimization in rural counties and townships and developing unbiased prevalence and incidence rates for rate events among population subgroups.

Author : Sébastien Jodoin,Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107032934

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Sustainable Development, International Criminal Justice, and Treaty Implementation by Sébastien Jodoin,Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger Pdf

This book provides a serious and timely perspective on the relationship between two important and dynamic fields of international law.

Author : Brian L. Withrow
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317300670

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Research Methods in Crime and Justice by Brian L. Withrow Pdf

Research Methods in Crime and Justice, 2nd Edition, is an innovative text/online hybrid for undergraduate Criminal Justice Research Methods courses. This material uniquely addresses the fundamental teaching issue for this course: how to show students that success as criminal justice practitioners is linked to their acquisition of research skills. Brian Withrow, a widely published academic researcher and former Texas State Trooper, developed this approach for his own undergraduate Research Methods class. He persuasively demonstrates that research skills aren’t just essential to university academic researchers but to successful criminal justice practitioners as well. More than 80 short, sharply focused examples throughout the text rely on research that is conducted by, on behalf of, or relevant to criminal justice practitioners to engage students’ interest like no other text of its kind. Extensive web materials all written by the author provide an array of instructor support material, including a Researcher’s Notebook that provides students (and their instructors) with a series of structured exercises leading to the development of a valid research project. Withrow systematically walks students through defining a question, conducting a literature review, and designing a research method that provides the data necessary to answer the research question—all online, with minimal instructor supervision. The second edition features expanded coverage of measurement, qualitative research methods, and evaluation research methods, as well as additional downloadable journal articles to ensure students begin to think critically about research and can read scholarly literature.

Author : Brian L. Withrow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 758 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781135036294

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Research Methods in Crime and Justice by Brian L. Withrow Pdf

This fresh and innovative hybrid text/online material for undergraduate CJ RESEARCH METHODS uniquely addresses the fundamental teaching issue for this course: how to communicate and successfully teach students that their future success as criminal justice practitioners is linked to their acquisition of research skills.? The author Brian Withrow, a former Texas State Trooper, widely published academic researcher, and teacher of the undergraduate methods course, consistently demonstrates how research skills aren't just essential to university academic researchers; they are essential to student success as criminal justice practitioners, and to all who want to succeed in an information economy. More than 80 short, sharply focused examples throughout the text rely on actual research that is conducted by, on behalf of, or relevant to criminal justice practitioners. The book engages students' interests like no other. The online materials provide a wide array of instructor support material, all written by the author, and also offer a unique feature, The Researcher's Notebook, which provides students (and their instructors) a series of structured exercises leading to the development and completion of a research question, conducting a literature review, and designing a research method that provides the data necessary to answer the research question - all with a minimal amount of instructor supervision. Cover images are courtesy of Lauren Withrow

Author : Joanna Shapland
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134004904

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Justice, Community and Civil Society by Joanna Shapland Pdf

Over the last decade there has arisen considerable disquiet about the relationship between criminal justice and its publics. This has been expressed in a variety of different ways, ranging from a concern that state criminal justice has moved too far away from the concerns of ordinary people (become too distant, too out of touch, insufficiently reflective of different groups in society) to the belief that the police have been attending to the wrong priorities, that the state has failed to reduce crime, that people still feel a general sense of insecurity. Governments have sought to respond to these concerns throughout Europe and North America but the results have challenged people's deeply held beliefs about what justice is and what the state's role should be. The need to innovate in response to local demands has hence resulted in some very different initiatives. This book is concerned to delve further into this contested relationship between criminal justice and its publics. Written by experts from different countries as a new initiative in comparative criminal justice, it reveals how different the intrinsic cultural attitudes in relation to criminal justice are across Europe. This is a time when states' monopoly on criminal justice is being questioned and they are being asked on what basis their legitimacy rests, challenged by both globalization and localization. The answers reflect both cultural specificity and, for some, broader moves towards reaching out to citizens and associations representing citizens.

Author : Patricia Hughes,Mossman, Mary Jane,Canada. Department of Justice. Research and Statistics Division
Publisher : Department of Justice Canada
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN : OCLC:70531808

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Re-thinking Access to Criminal Justice in Canada [electronic Resource] : a Critical Review of Needs, Responses and Restorative Justice Initiatives by Patricia Hughes,Mossman, Mary Jane,Canada. Department of Justice. Research and Statistics Division Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780309156356

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Strengthening the National Institute of Justice by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Law and Justice,Committee on Assessing the Research Program of the National Institute of Justice Pdf

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the nation's primary resource for advancing scientific research, development, and evaluation on crime and crime control and the administration of justice in the United States. Headed by a presidentially appointed director, it is one of the major units in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) of the U.S. Department of Justice. Under its authorizing legislation, NIJ awards grants and contracts to a variety of public and private organizations and individuals. At the request of NIJ, Strengthening the National Institute of Justice assesses the operations and quality of the full range of its programs. These include social science research, science and technology research and development, capacity building, and technology assistance. The book concludes that a federal research institute such as NIJ is vital to the nation's continuing efforts to control crime and administer justice. No other federal, state, local, or private organization can do what NIJ was created to do. Forty years ago, Congress envisioned a science agency dedicated to building knowledge to support crime prevention and control by developing a wide range of techniques for dealing with individual offenders, identifying injustices and biases in the administration of justice, and supporting more basic and operational research on crime and the criminal justice system and the involvement of the community in crime control efforts. As the embodiment of that vision, NIJ has accomplished a great deal. It has succeeded in developing a body of knowledge on such important topics as hot spots policing, violence against women, the role of firearms and drugs in crime, drug courts, and forensic DNA analysis. It has helped build the crime and justice research infrastructure. It has also widely disseminated the results of its research programs to help guide practice and policy. But its efforts have been severely hampered by a lack of independence, authority, and discretionary resources to carry out its mission.

Author : National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Crime
ISBN : IND:30000065741989

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A Look at Criminal Justice Research by National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Pdf

Thirty-four full page photographs with descriptive narratives illustrate some of the research projects by the national institute of law enforcement. Each research effort is photographically illustrated, briefly narrated and identified by title and research grant number. Projects include crime laboratory equipments for drug detection, voice identification, trace element analysis, thermoluminescence photometry, fiber optics for examining indented writing, and equipment for detection of airborne gunshot residues. Other research projects described include such police equipment as police helmets combining a transceiver and gas mask, night vision equipment, automated status reporting for police communications, training police in family crisis intervention, training of dogs to locate bombs, evaluation of police air mobility, control of crowds and demonstrations, investigation of consumer crime and abuses, and the Santa Clara, California, and Dayton, Ohio criminal justice pilot programs. Mention is made of development of reliable law enforcement equipment, bomb disposal equipment and evaluation, reorganization and renovation of criminal court facilities. This report does not give any final results achieved on the projects described.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1222 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Crime
ISBN : UIUC:30112004582018

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Controlling Crime Through More Effective Law Enforcement by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Laws and Procedures Pdf

Author : Callie Marie Rennison,Timothy C. Hart
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781071815366

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Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology by Callie Marie Rennison,Timothy C. Hart Pdf

Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology connects key concepts to real field research and practices using contemporary examples and recurring case studies throughout the book that demonstrate how concepts relate to students’ lives. Authors Callie M. Rennison and Timothy C. Hart introduce practical research strategies used in criminal justice to show students how a research question can become a policy that changes or influences criminal justice practices. The book’s student-driven approach addresses both the "why" and the "how" as it covers the research process and focuses on the practical application of data collection and analysis. By demonstrating the variety of ways research can be used, and reinforcing the need to discern quality research, the book prepares students to become critical consumers and ethical producers of research. The Second Edition includes two new case studies woven throughout, and new expert profiles to highlight contemporary topics. Editable PowerPoint slides and a test bank are available to instructors.