Doing Criminological Research

Professor Pamela Davies′ research interests coalesce around gender, crime, harm, victimization and justice. Combining her interest in victimology and social harm with a critical/feminist infused approach she has explored a range of contemporary social problems – both visible and hidden. Her early research explored female offending and the inter-play between women’s offending patterns and experiences of victimization. More recently she has examined tensions around social and environmental justice adopting a case study approach. She has lead a number of research projects and evaluations of multi-agency innovations that tackle gendered forms of harm including interpersonal violence, domestic abuse, the policing of serial perpetrators and support for victims. The ways in which gender mediates our life experiences continues to provoke new areas of inquiry and she is currently working with colleagues on ‘gendering green criminology’.Pam has published widely on the subject of victimization and social harm and on how gender connects to matters of community safety, public protection and well-being. Her most recent books are Crime and Power authored with Tanya Wyatt and Victimology Research Policy and Activism edited with Jacki Tapley. She is the series editor of the Palgrave Macmillan ‘Victims and Victimology’ book series (with Associate Professor Tyrone Kirchengast, University of New South Wales, Sydney). Peter has worked at Northumbria University since 1994 and before that at the Universities of Leicester and Hull. He gained his undergraduate degree from Northumbria University and studied at postgraduate level at Hull University. Between 2002 and 2008 he was a Senior Advisor to the Home Office and has been a council member and trustee of the independent charity the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, Kings College, London since 1996.

As criminological inquiry continues to broaden, deepen and diversify its presence within and across the social sciences, this third and substantially up-dated edition of ‘Doing Criminological Research’ is an indispensable source. Its range and scope, together with the authority of its coverage and analysis, render it a tour de force. Essential reading for entry level, and more experienced researchers, alike.

• Decision Making and Reflexivity in Doing Criminological Research - Pamela Davies and Peter FrancisPlanning and Proposing Criminological Research - Peter FrancisUndertaking a Criminological Literature Review - Alison WakefieldMethodological Approaches to Criminological Research - Hannah BowsUsing Mixed Methods in Criminological Research - Vicky Heap and Jaime WatersThe Politics and Ethics of Criminological Research - David ScottWriting Up and Presenting Criminological Research - Alexandra HallUsing Historical Artefacts, Records and Resources in Criminological Research - Pam Cox, Heather Shore and Barry GodfreyUsing Social Surveys in Criminological Research - Jo Deakin and Jon SpencerDoing Quantitative Data Analysis in Criminological Research - Nick Tilley, Graham Farrell and Andromachi TseloniUsing Big Data and Data Analytics in Criminological Research - Lyria Bennett Moses and Janet ChanDoing Qualitative Data Analysis in Criminological Research - Pamela DaviesDoing Longitudinal and Life-Course Criminological Research - Jerzy Sarnecki and Christoffer CarlssonUsing Interviews as Storytelling in Criminological Research - Elizabeth StanleyUsing In-Depth Interviewing and Documentary - Marie Segrave and Sanja MilivojevicUsing Biography and Autobiography in Criminological (and Victimological) Research - Ross McGarry and Zoe AlkerDoing Ethnographic Research in Criminology - Steve HallDoing Criminological Research Online - Majid YarUsing Visual Methods in Criminological Research - Ronnie LippensDoing Comparative Criminological Research - Matthew HallUsing Case Study Methods in Criminological Research - Kathleen DalyDoing Criminological Evaluation Research - Rob WhiteGlossary