CRCJ 3002
Qualitative Methods in Criminology
Methods used conducting qualitative research. Topics include field research, interviewing, ethnographic research, content analysis and ethics.
Topics
- field research
- interviewing
- ethnographic research
- content analysis and ethics
Course catalogue
2026
Readings
- Required Textbook: Deborah K. van den Hoonaard and Lisa-Jo van den Scott (2022). Qualitative Research in Action: A Canadian Primer. (4th Ed.) Don Mills: Oxford University Press.
- Deborah K. van den Hoonaard and Lisa-Jo van den Scott (2022). Qualitative Research in Action: A Canadian Primer. (4th Ed.) Don Mills: Oxford University Press.
- Julie Trebilcock & Clare Griffiths (2022) “Student motivations for studying criminology: A narrative inquiry” Criminology & Criminal Justice 2022, Vol.
- Potts, K. and L. Brown. (2005). Becoming an Anti- oppressive Researcher. In Brown, L. and Strega, S.
- Canadian Scholars Press: Toronto.
- Research 2:35 pm-4:30pm ~ Emergence of Research Ethics Boards (REBs) ~ Research ethics in Canadian universities Required reading: ~ Working with Indigenous communities van den Hoonaard & van den Scott (2022), “Chapter
- ~ Managing “risk” and the “Ethics Creep” 4: Ethics on the ground: A moral compass,” Qualitative ~ Confidentiality and Criminalized Research Research in Action: A Canadian Primer. 56-76. 4th Ed.
- Participants Haggerty, K. (2004). “Ethics Creep: Governing Social Science Research in the Name of Ethics,” Qualitative Sociology, 27 (4), 391-414.
- Abbott, DiGiacomo, Magin, & Hu. (2018) “A Scoping Review of Qualitative Research Methods Used with People in Prison”. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17: 1-15.
- Babbie, Earl (2004) “Laud Humphreys and Research Ethics” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 24 (Issue: 3/4/5): 12-19.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): CRCJ 1000 and third-year standing in the B.A program in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Lectures three hours a week.