I joined the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 2019 after an academic career spanning over 20 years, teaching and researching criminology and criminal justice. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a UK-based independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. In my role as research manager I have particular responsibility for qualitative research.

‘Informed by real-life research challenges and contemporary issues, this new edition of Criminological Research deepens our understanding of both the politics of research and the research process. This is a must-read guide for anyone embarking on qualitative research in the areas of crime and justice.’

• Part I: Foundations of Qualitative Research in Criminology1. Qualitative approaches to criminological research2. The politics of researching crime and justice3. Ethics in criminological researchPart II: The Research Process4. Negotiating and sustaining access5. Using existing qualitative data6. Interviews and focus groups7. Ethnography8. Working with qualitative data: analysis and writingPart III: Being a Qualitative Researcher9. Researching women’s experiences of electronic monitoring – Ella Holdsworth10. Using focus groups to explore young people’s perceptions of fashion counterfeiting - Joanna Large11. Research with young people who are vulnerable and ‘difficult to reach’ - Kathy Hampson12. Becoming a qualitative researcher

I joined the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 2019 after an academic career spanning over 20 years, teaching and researching criminology and criminal justice. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a UK-based independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. In my role as research manager I have particular responsibility for qualitative research.

‘Informed by real-life research challenges and contemporary issues, this new edition of Criminological Research deepens our understanding of both the politics of research and the research process. This is a must-read guide for anyone embarking on qualitative research in the areas of crime and justice.’

• Part I: Foundations of Qualitative Research in Criminology1. Qualitative approaches to criminological research2. The politics of researching crime and justice3. Ethics in criminological researchPart II: The Research Process4. Negotiating and sustaining access5. Using existing qualitative data6. Interviews and focus groups7. Ethnography8. Working with qualitative data: analysis and writingPart III: Being a Qualitative Researcher9. Researching women’s experiences of electronic monitoring – Ella Holdsworth10. Using focus groups to explore young people’s perceptions of fashion counterfeiting - Joanna Large11. Research with young people who are vulnerable and ‘difficult to reach’ - Kathy Hampson12. Becoming a qualitative researcher

I joined the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in 2019 after an academic career spanning over 20 years, teaching and researching criminology and criminal justice. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a UK-based independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. In my role as research manager I have particular responsibility for qualitative research.

‘Informed by real-life research challenges and contemporary issues, this new edition of Criminological Research deepens our understanding of both the politics of research and the research process. This is a must-read guide for anyone embarking on qualitative research in the areas of crime and justice.’

• Part I: Foundations of Qualitative Research in Criminology1. Qualitative approaches to criminological research2. The politics of researching crime and justice3. Ethics in criminological researchPart II: The Research Process4. Negotiating and sustaining access5. Using existing qualitative data6. Interviews and focus groups7. Ethnography8. Working with qualitative data: analysis and writingPart III: Being a Qualitative Researcher9. Researching women’s experiences of electronic monitoring – Ella Holdsworth10. Using focus groups to explore young people’s perceptions of fashion counterfeiting - Joanna Large11. Research with young people who are vulnerable and ‘difficult to reach’ - Kathy Hampson12. Becoming a qualitative researcher