The Language of Research in Criminal Justice: A Reader fills a void in the fields of Criminology and Criminal Justice. It provides a set of 34 readings to accompany primary textbooks in research methods courses. Given the burgeoning market in both graduate and undergraduate criminal justice methods, this work satisfies a demand for a pre-packaged selection of classic and contemporary articles, specifically for the criminal justice market, to use as either a primary or secondary text.

There is a need for students to be exposed to a selection of original works that illustrate the methodological issues and techniques discussed in standard texts. The articles cover the full range of criminological topics, including such important issues as ethics, drugs, and violent crime.