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Article: Readings for Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice.(Bibliography)
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- Corrections Compendium
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- February 1, 2000
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Readings for Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice, ed., M.L. Dantzker, Ph.D.; Butterworth Heinemann, 1999, 180 pp.
It is quite probable that if a survey were conducted regarding social science courses perceived to be excessively difficult by college students, many would indicate statistics or research methods. However, great strides have been made to simplify and demystify these subjects. A current example of this is Readings for Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Although the teaching of research methods for the social sciences has historically fallen within more entrenched disciplines, such as sociology, this text ...