Summary
This volume of the series was designed to provide a comprehensive primer on the existing best practices and emerging developments in the study and design research on crime and criminology. The work as a whole includes chapters on the measurement of criminal typologies, the offenders, offending and victimization, criminal justice organizations, and specialized measurement techniques. Each chapter is written by experts in the field and they provide an excellent survey of the literature in the relevant area. More importantly, each chapter provides a description of the various methodological and substantive challenges presented in conducting research on these issues and denotes possible solutions to these dilemmas. An emphasis was placed on research that has been conducted outside of the United States and was designed to give the reader a broader more global understanding of the social context of research. The goal of this volume is to provide a definitive reference for professionals in the field, researchers, and students. This volume in the Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice series identifies the principal topical areas of research in this field and summarizes the various methodological and substantive challenges presented in conducting research on these issues. In each chapter, authors provide a summary of the prominent data collection efforts in the topical area, provide an overview of the current methodological work, discuss the challenges in the measurement of central concepts in the subject area, and identify new horizons emerging in data collection and measurement. We encouraged authors to discuss work conducted in an international context and to incorporate discussion of qualitative methodologies when appropriate.
Contents
Introduction / Beth M Huebner, Timothy S Bynum -- Measurement of Criminal Typologies. Violent Crime / Nicholas Corsaro -- Cybercrime / Thomas J Holt -- Juvenile Crime and Bullying / Sean P Varano, Joseph M McKenna -- Rape and Other Sexual Offending Behaviors / Wesley G Jennings, Bryanna Hahn Fox -- White-Collar and Corporate Crime / Michael L Benson, Jay Kennedy, Matthew Logan -- Human Trafficking / Amy Farrell, Katherine Bright -- Challenges in Measuring and Understanding Hate Crime / Jack McDevitt, Janice A Iwama -- Offenders, Offending, and Victimization. Gangs and Gang Crime / Chris Melde -- Gendered Pathways to Crime / Julie Yingling -- Mental Health and Physical Studies / Daryl G Kroner, Maranda Quillen -- Rehabilitation and Treatment Programming / Faye S Taxman, Brandy L Blasko -- Measuring Victimization / Leah E Daigle, Jamie A Snyder, Bonnie S Fisher -- Criminal Justice Organizations and Outcomes. Community Policing and Police Interventions / Michael J Kyle, Joseph A Schafer -- Measurement Issues in Criminal Case-Processing and Court Decision-Making Research / Brian D Johnson, Christina D Stewart -- Sentencing Outcomes and Disparity / Jared M Ellison, Pauline K Brennan -- Correctional Interventions and Outcomes / Eric Grommon, Jason Rydberg -- How Theory Guides Measurement / Jonathan Jackson, Jouni Kuha -- Measuring the Cost of Crime / Matt DeLisi -- School Crime and Safety / Thomas Mowen, John Brent, Aaron Kupchik -- Traffic Stops, Race, and Measurement / Kyle McLean, Jeff Rojek -- Specialized Measurement Techniques. Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency / Scott Menard, Lisa C Bowman-Bowen, Yi'Fen Lu -- Crime and the Life Course / Lee Ann Slocum -- Conducting Qualitative Interviews in Prison / Kristin Carbone-Lopez -- Spatial Analysis of Crime / Steven M Radil -- Network Analysis / Owen Gallupe.