Book Description: Intended for the Research Methods course offered in departments of criminal justice, criminology, and administration of justice as a junior, senior or graduate level course.This leading text in criminal justice research methods is based on Babbie's The Practice of Social Research. The stellar combination of Babbie, known for readability, and Maxfield, known for quality research, makes for a winning text. Criminal justice students benefit from learning the material that will help them as they progress in their educations and careers.