Written specifically for Canadian students, this practical exploration of research methods in criminology offers balanced coverage of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods, preparing students to design, interpret, and appraise empirical research.

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Jennifer Schulenberg is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in juvenile delinquency, sexuality and the law, the criminal justice system, socio-legal responses to crime, and research methods. She has written extensively in the areas of social control, police decision-making, culture and misconduct, research methods, and youth crime. Her work has been published in such journals as the Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Quality and Quantity, Criminal Justice Policy Review, and in numerous government reports. She was awarded the Governor General's Academic Gold Medal, an honour that recognized the outstanding quality and the landmark nature of her work with police services across Canada. She has frequently served as an invited speaker and presented her work around the world for academic audiences, government agencies, and police services. She has strong research relationships with Canadian police services, and continues to investigate police practice using qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research designs.

"This text presents a balanced approach to research methods-good discussions of all three methodological approaches: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods." --Miriam Levitt, University of Ottawa

"A major strength of this text is the way in which the author encourages readers to think about ethical concerns relevant to each particular method. . . . This is an ideal text for research methods courses in criminology." --Alicia Horton, Kwantlen Polytechnic University