This book provides researchers with an overview of rating scale analysis along with practical guidance on how to conduct such analyses with their own survey data. Author Stefanie A. Wind presents three categories of methods: Rasch models; non-Rasch Item Response Theory (IRT) models; and non-parametric models, together with practical examples.

The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice continues to demonstrate the vital role research plays in criminal justice by integrating real-world case studies with research methods. By pairing research techniques with practical examples, Bachman and Schutt equip students to evaluate and conduct research. This Eighth Edition includes coverage of new methods and contemporary examples, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, mass participation in social movements, increasing hate crimes, ...

Shows how the concepts of place have been modified and yet continue to be of vital importance in interpreting a world which travel and commerce have made very different from that of 1976.

Provides the answers to the important question: what is personal and professional development and why is it necessary for counsellors? Packed full of accounts of personal experiences, questions and points for refection, this book will prove an essential companion for anyone wishing to grow personally and professionally as a therapist.

A guide for professionals who use groups to help people. It provides exercises for use in practice; guidance on evaluating the outcomes of group work; and, models for group supervision. It shows practitioners how to create group culture and how to maintain this culture in spite of the challenges, tensions and difficulties that arise within groups.

Ethnography is one of the chief research methods in sociology, anthropology and other cognate disciplines in the social sciences. This book provides an unparalleled, critical guide to its principles and practice.

Coverage of all the core aspects of Criminal Justice is accompanied by details of a wide range of insights and experiences of real world practitioners to really bring the subject to life, providing students with a resource they can rely on throughout their degree

With a new discussion on the philosophy of science and an expanded focus on research ethics and sampling, this second edition continues to give readers an interdisciplinary account of the logic of social science research

"The Mallicoat text provides an excellent set of contemporary readings on topics relating to Women and Crime. I highly recommend this text for Professors." —Dr. Sandra Pavelka, Florida Gulf Coast University Women, Gender, and Crime: A Text/Reader, Third Edition presents issues of gender, crime, and criminal justice in context through edited research articles enhanced by brief authored sections.

Each article is carefully edited to demonstrate the application of the concepts presented in the ...

This methodology-focused textbook explores today's digital technologies in relation to our roles in society.  Exploring themes such as interaction, power, consumption, gender and the self, Orton-Johnson examines how digital technologies shape our lives.