Criminological Research: Understanding Qualitative Methods Book

	Preface and acknowledgements
Pt. 1	Qualitative Research in Criminology: History, Politics and Ethics	1
1	The development of qualitative approaches to criminological research	3
2	Doing research on crime and justice: a political endeavour?	19
3	Ethical dimensions of qualitative research in criminology	37
Pt. 2	The Qualitative Research Process: From Access to Analysis	53
4	Negotiating and sustaining access	55
5	Interviews	74
6	Ethnographic approaches to researching crime and deviance	90
7	Using documentary evidence in qualitative research	106
8	Analysing qualitative data	121
Pt. 3	Reflections on the Research Process: Two Criminological Case Studies	137
9	Researching substance use among young homeless people	139
10	Researching private policing	155
11	Looking forward: the future of qualitative research in criminology	174
	References	178
	Index	192