Criminological research. Understanding Qualitative Methods.

Part 1 Qualitative Research in Criminology: History, Politics and Ethics: 1 The development of qualitative approaches to criminological research. 2 Doing research on crime and justice: a political endeavour? 3 Ethical dimensions of qualitative research in criminology. Part 2 The Qualitative Research Process: from Acces to Analysis: 4 Negotiating and sustaining access. 5 Interviews. 6 Ethnographic approaches to researching crime and deviance. 7 Using documentary evidence in qualitative research. 8 Analysing qualitative data. Part 3 Reflections on the Research Process: Two criminological case studies: 10 Researching private policing. 11 Looking forward: the future of qualitative research criminology.