NCJ Number
234915
Journal
Criminal Justice Studies Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2011 Pages: 83-103
Date Published
March 2011
Length
21 pages
Annotation
This article discusses the research methods used by criminologists and criminal justicians.
Abstract
Criminal justicians and criminologists use a variety of research techniques when undertaking their investigations. However, most tend to overwhelmingly rely on either one of two types of data collection methods to address their research questions and hypotheses. Rarely, do these researchers use triangulated methodologies to increase the rigors of their scholarship by making their investigations robust. A content analysis of two of the fields' most prestigious journals reveals a lack of triangulated methods being used. This is of primary concern since these journals are heralded as the finest the fields have to offer and are also considered the most widely cited. The authors believe that because criminal justice and criminology are grounded in law, legal research methods can be used as an additional technique to achieve triangulated methods. (Published Abstract)