This is a unique resource for understanding the multifaceted subject of research methods in the field of criminology and criminal justice, amply illustrated by carefully selected and edited research articles from the leading journals in the field. The authors help to teach research design and techniques within the context of sustentative criminology and criminal justice issues of interest to students and the field.

Building off the widely used Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, the additional readings add to an understanding of the issues being investigated in the field today and how those issues are being researched.