Criminological Research 2/e

I joined the School of Law in 2005 having previously held academic posts at the University of Kent, Cardiff University, University of Wales, Bangor and the University of Cambridge. I also spent a period of time in the late 1990s on secondment to the National Assembly for Wales to refocus their drug policy. I am currently one of two Deputy Directors of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and Programme Manager for the undergraduate degree, BA Criminal Justice and Criminology.

Part I: Foundations of Qualitative Research in Criminology 1. Qualitative approaches to criminological research 2. The politics of researching crime and justice 3. Ethics in criminological research Part II: The Research Process 4. Negotiating and sustaining access 5. Using existing qualitative data 6. Interviews and focus groups 7. Ethnography 8. Working with qualitative data: analysis and writing Part III: Being a Qualitative Researcher 9. Researching women's experiences of electronic monitoring - Ella Holdsworth 10. Using focus groups to explore young people's perceptions of fashion counterfeiting - Joanna Large 11. Research with young people who are vulnerable and 'difficult to reach' - Kathy Hampson 12. Becoming a qualitative researcher

'Informed by real-life research challenges and contemporary issues, this new edition of Criminological Research deepens our understanding of both the politics of research and the research process. This is a must-read guide for anyone embarking on qualitative research in the areas of crime and justice.' -- Loraine Gelsthorpe 'Criminological Research is a must-read for anyone interested in criminological knowledge-generation. Wincup provides a lucid description of how to do qualitative research, and a thoughtful account of the place and contributions of qualitative scholarship in criminology.' -- Jody Miller 'The second edition of this introductory text explains the practical and theoretical issues in using qualitative methods, with well-chosen examples. The chapter on getting access will inspire a new generation of researchers to conduct fieldwork.' -- Max Travers