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Quantitative Methods in Criminology
This informative reference volume features the key papers in the growing field of quantitative criminology. Divided into five parts: research design, sampling, issues in measurement, descriptive analysis and causal analysis, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with criminology and criminal justice, as well as those with specialized interests in quantitative methods.
| Author(s) | By Shawn Bushway (University of Maryland). Edited by, David Weisburd (George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 638 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 26 Aug 2005 |
| Availability | Available |
This informative reference volume features the key papers in the growing field of quantitative criminology. Divided into five parts: research design, sampling, issues in measurement, descriptive analysis and causal analysis, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with criminology and criminal justice, as well as those with specialized interests in quantitative methods.
Contents: Introduction. Research Design and Study Outcomes: The specific deterrent effects of arrest for domestic assault, Lawrence W. Sherman and Richard A. Berk; A randomized experiment testing inmate classification systems, Richard A. Berk, Heather Lad
Shawn Bushway is Professor in the School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany, USA. David Weisburd is from the Institute of Criminology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and the Department of Criminology and Criminal Ju
