Research Methods and Research Ethics Coverage in Criminal Justice and Criminology Textbooks∗

Rhineberger, Gayle M.

doi:10.1080/10511250600866208

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“…While traditionally research methods have been considered important only for those students who are considering a research pathway career, there has been a shift toward the realisation that even students on a practitioner pathway need to be able to grasp the basics of research methods, including how to pose research questions and the most appropriate methods to answer them (Bushway & Flower, 2002). Indeed, evidence suggests that research methods are essential skills required in the criminology field (Meldrum & Stults, 2012;Rhineberger, 2006;Sundt, 2010). As such, it is important that students learn and develop these skills in order to be successful in this field.…”

Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The teaching of these skills is not strictly confined to the classroom, as textbooks act as an additional tool to assist students in their learning. However currently, criminology textbooks are lacking in their coverage of research methods (Rhineberger, 2006). Research methods provide key insights into crime and provide the foundations for empirical based findings and implications for theory and policy development (Meldrum & Stults, 2012;Rhineberger, 2006).…”

Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However currently, criminology textbooks are lacking in their coverage of research methods (Rhineberger, 2006). Research methods provide key insights into crime and provide the foundations for empirical based findings and implications for theory and policy development (Meldrum & Stults, 2012;Rhineberger, 2006). A lack of coverage within course textbooks can lead students to believe that these topics or skills are not as important, relevant or useful as other topics covered within textbooks (Rhineberger, 2006).…”

Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research methods provide key insights into crime and provide the foundations for empirical based findings and implications for theory and policy development (Meldrum & Stults, 2012;Rhineberger, 2006). A lack of coverage within course textbooks can lead students to believe that these topics or skills are not as important, relevant or useful as other topics covered within textbooks (Rhineberger, 2006). Consequently, it is important for criminology textbooks to include guidance on research methods and the ethical considerations for research, as they are key components of the criminology field, and are important skills that will shape future of the field (Rhineberger, 2006).…”

Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

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Employer Expectations of Research Skills Provided in Criminology Undergraduate Education

McGee

Eriksson

2020

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Criminology

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Studies show that undergraduate students in criminology-related degrees often receive sufficient information literacy training within the curriculum. Nevertheless, these degrees sometimes fail to equip graduates with the practical research methods skills required to produce and critically evaluate, quantitative and qualitative research. This is evidenced by the findings of research which show that some universities including those offering criminal justice and criminology degrees do not place enough emphasis on teaching students about research methods and the research process including sample recruitment, data collection, data analysis and research report writing. Furthermore, existing studies also show that it some universities do not teach students how to use data analysis programs required to conduct empirical research (such as SPSS for quantitative analysis and NVivo for qualitative analysis). We present findings from a small-scale study that examined research skills requirements from the perspectives of potential employers and postgraduate supervisors. We provide a description of the findings in relation to core components of the research process such as researching literature, designing research, and collecting and analysing data. We also then propose ways in which we might go about addressing these needs in future curriculum development.

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Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Importance Of Information Literacy and Research Methods Traimentioning

confidence: 99%

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Employer Expectations of Research Skills Provided in Criminology Undergraduate Education

McGee

Eriksson

2020

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Criminology

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“…While our interviewees have complete confidentiality, discussing cases of murder with which a participant has not been charged or convicted, constitutes an ethical dilemma (Wilson and Rahman ; Rhineberger ; Jones ). Our approach was, therefore, not to entertain any such discussions, although this placed clear limitations on what we could discuss and subsequently use .…”

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The Hammermen: Life and Death as a Gang Hitman in Cape Town

Shaw¹,

Skywalker

2016

Howard J Crime Justice

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Contract killing and hitmen are underexplored in criminology. Recent studies, including an ongoing project in South Africa, have examined a large number of individual cases relating to contract killings, producing a series of typologies of hitmen. Despite this thematic ordering, few empirically‐based studies – incorporating interviews with hitmen themselves – exist, especially given the practical and ethical issues involved. Such information remains essential, however, to more clearly understand the socialisation and criminal careers of contract killers. Our subjects occupy a specific place within the gangs of Cape Town: they are ordered to kill for gang bosses as well as being recruited by external parties to conduct ‘hits’. On the basis of seven interviews with ‘hammermen’ and two with senior gang bosses, we explore the experiences of gang‐associated hitmen. We conclude that the current literature, by seeking to identify a series of typologies of contract killers that focus mainly on their level of ‘professionalism’, provides only a one‐dimensional and – in some respects – stereotypical picture of the realities of contract killing. Instead, we show that hitmen occupy an ambiguous and tenuous position within local gangs and gang culture: essential to the security of gang bosses, but also a threat to it as a result of what they know and what they do. As a result, ‘hammermen’ express a surprising degree of vulnerability, and may themselves be subject to assassination.

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The Coverage of American Indians and Alaskan Natives in Criminal Justice and Criminology Introductory Textbooks

Martín

2013

Crit Crim

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Research Methods and Research Ethics Coverage in Criminal Justice and Criminology Textbooks∗

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Employer Expectations of Research Skills Provided in Criminology Undergraduate Education

Employer Expectations of Research Skills Provided in Criminology Undergraduate Education

The Hammermen: Life and Death as a Gang Hitman in Cape Town

The Coverage of American Indians and Alaskan Natives in Criminal Justice and Criminology Introductory Textbooks

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