Fundamentals of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice With a lively, informal writing style that addresses research methods questions clearly, this brief text sheds light on how criminal research is conducted with plenty of in-depth examples from real research that help students understand the big picture of research methods and their policy implications. Derived from Bachman and Schutt's popular The Practice of Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice, this streamlined version is less formal, with everyday, less complex examples, an integrated treatment of qualitative and quantitative methods, an emphasis on ethics, and extensive end-of-chapter exercises. Using SPSS for Social Statistics and Research Methods 2e Ideal as a companion to a statistics or research methods text or as a stand-alone guide, this text shows readers how to use SPSS software in statistical data analysis. This fully updated Second Edition features images and directions drawn from SPSS Version 17.0 and now uses the latest version of the GSS (General Social Survey) as a secondary data set.