What methods are most frequently used in research in criminology and criminal justice?

Kleck, Gary; Tark, Jongyeon; Bellows, Jon

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.01.007

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“…Even though this belief is a seemingly pervasive one, there is very little published research on the issue. Prior research has documented the divide in published research between quantitative and qualitative techniques by showing that an overwhelming majority of the published research used quantitative techniques (Kleck Tark, & Bellows, 2006;Tewksbury, DeMichele, & Miller, 2005) and by showing that methods courses in criminology and criminal justice doctoral programs have focused almost exclusively on quantitative methods (Sullivan & Maxfield, 2003). This article further examines the quantitative/qualitative divide using three different techniques: (1) content analysis of published BUCKLER research; (2) content analysis of Ph.D. program curricula; and (3) qualitative interviews with past and current journal editors concerning the quantitative/ qualitative divide.…”

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The Quantitative/Qualitative Divide Revisited: A Study of Published Research, Doctoral Program Curricula, and Journal Editor Perceptions

Buckler¹

2008

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

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“…(p. 359). However, despite calls for more mixed methods research, the empirical evidence suggests that qualitative analysis is infrequently utilized in the fields of criminology and criminal justice compared to quantitative analysis (Kleck et al, 2006;Tewksbury et al, 2005).…”

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The Quantitative/Qualitative Divide Revisited: A Study of Published Research, Doctoral Program Curricula, and Journal Editor Perceptions

Buckler¹

2008

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

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“…A recent study of seven leading criminology and criminal justice journals further showed that 75% of all published articles within a two-year period used multivariate statistical methods such as ordinary least squares, multiple regression, and logistic regression analysis (Kleck, Tark, and Bellows 2006). As Table 1 demonstrates, while the top eight criminal justice journals (Steiner and Schwartz 2006) publish occasional non-quantitative articles, these publications constitute around 28% of the total articles published.…”

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Toward a New Methodology for Legal Research in Criminal Justice

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Vaughn²,

Carmen³

2010

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

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“…In a metaanalysis of articles that have appeared in seven leading criminology and criminal justice journals in 2001-2002, Kleck et al (2006 demonstrate that survey research is still the dominant method of collecting information (45.1%), followed by the use of archival data (31.8%), and official statistics (25.6%). Other methods, such as interviews, ethnographies and systematic observation, each account for less than 10% (as methods are sometimes combined the percentages add up to more than 100%).…”

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Innovative data collection methods in criminological research: editorial introduction

Gelder

Daele

2014

Crime Sci

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Novel technologies, such as GPS, the Internet and virtual environments are not only rapidly becoming an increasingly influential part of our daily lives, they also have tremendous potential for improving our understanding of where, when and why crime occurs. In addition to these technologies, several innovative research methods, such as neuropsychological measurements and time-space budgets, have emerged in recent years. While often highly accessible and relevant for crime research, these technologies and methods are currently underutilized by criminologists who still tend to rely on traditional data-collection methods, such as systematic observation and surveys. The contributions in this special issue of Crime Science explore the potential of several innovative research methods and novel technologies for crime research to acquaint criminologists with these methods so that they can apply them in their own research. Each contribution deals with a specific technology or method, gives an overview and reviews the relevant literature. In addition, each article provides useful suggestions about new ways in which the technology or method can be applied in future research. The technologies describe software and hardware that is widely available to the consumer (e.g. GPS technology) and that sometimes can even be used free of charge (e.g., Google Street View). We hope this special issue, which has its origins in a recent initiative of the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) called CRIME Lab, and a collaborative workshop together with the Research consortium Crime, Criminology and Criminal Policy of Ghent University, will inspire researchers to start using innovative methods and novel technologies in their own research. Issues and challenges facing crime researchersApplied methods of scientific research depend on a variety of factors that play out at least in part beyond researcher control. One such factor regards the nature and availability of data, which largely determines the research questions that can be addressed: Data that cannot be collected cannot serve to answer a research question. Although this may seem like stating the obvious, it has had and continues to have far-reaching implications for criminological research. Because crime tends to be a covert activity and offenders have every interest in keeping it that way, crime in action can rarely be observed, let alone in such a way as to allow for systematic empirical study. Consequently, our knowledge of the actual offending process is still limited and relies in large part on indirect evidence. The same applies to offender motivations and the offending process; these cannot be measured directly in ways similar to how we can observe say the development of a chemical process or the workings of gravity. This has placed significant restrictions on the way crime research has been performed over the years, and most likely has coloured our view of crime and criminality by directing our gaze towards certain more visible elemen...

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What methods are most frequently used in research in criminology and criminal justice?

Cited by 87 publications

References 4 publications

The Quantitative/Qualitative Divide Revisited: A Study of Published Research, Doctoral Program Curricula, and Journal Editor Perceptions

The Quantitative/Qualitative Divide Revisited: A Study of Published Research, Doctoral Program Curricula, and Journal Editor Perceptions

Toward a New Methodology for Legal Research in Criminal Justice

Innovative data collection methods in criminological research: editorial introduction

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