Doing Ethnography in Criminology [electronic resource] : Discovery through Fieldwork /
Rice, Stephen K.editor.
Maltz, Michael D.editor.
This innovative book examines the use of ethnography and fieldwork in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research. Using a combination of case studies, as well as "behind the scenes" contributions, it provides an comprehensive look at both the insights gained from ethnographic research, as well as the choices researchers make in conducting that work. The research is divided into three main sections, covering ethnographies of subcultures, ethnographies of place, and ethnographies of policing. It includes a diverse group of international contributors to provide perspectives on researchers' selection of questions to study, and their decisions about using ethnography to study those questions. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly with a qualitative perspective, as well as related fields such as sociology, anthropology, and demography. It will also be of interest to students studying research methods and design.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Part 1: Ethnographies of Subculture -- Drug Dealing, Drug Violence, and Teenage Prostitutes -- Youth Violence and Concentrated Disadvantage -- Gender, Race, Sexuality and Place -- Political Mobilization of Ethnicity, Immigration and Labor in the US Inner City -- Social Class, Race and Gender in Everyday Decision-Making -- Cultural Dispositions and Underground Boxing Clubs -- Telling Stories: Narrative Criminology -- Gay Gang Members -- Ethnography of Prison Writing Workshops with Female Inmates -- Ethnographies of State-Corporate Crime -- Part 2: Ethnographies of Place -- How Neighborhood Residents Make Sense of Their Lives within Severe Constraints -- Security and Politics in Latin America -- Youth Drug Use in Suburbs and Affluent Communities -- Offender Decision Making -- "The Wire" as Ethnography -- Imprisonment, Rehabilitation and Reentry -- Drift and the Urban Underground -- Part 3: Ethnographies of Policing -- The Surveillance State -- Ethnographies of Policing -- Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys -- Urban Violence and Policing -- Policing the Urban Poor: Skid Row -- Militarization of Policing -- Conclusion.
This innovative book examines the use of ethnography and fieldwork in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research. Using a combination of case studies, as well as "behind the scenes" contributions, it provides an comprehensive look at both the insights gained from ethnographic research, as well as the choices researchers make in conducting that work. The research is divided into three main sections, covering ethnographies of subcultures, ethnographies of place, and ethnographies of policing. It includes a diverse group of international contributors to provide perspectives on researchers' selection of questions to study, and their decisions about using ethnography to study those questions. This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly with a qualitative perspective, as well as related fields such as sociology, anthropology, and demography. It will also be of interest to students studying research methods and design.
Criminology.
Research.
Ethnography.
Research Methods in Criminology.
Ethnography.