Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac )
Michael G. Maxfield is Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Newark. He is the author of numerous articles and books on a variety of topics--victimization, policing, homicide, community corrections, and long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect. Professor Maxfield serves on editorial boards of the "Journal of Quantitative Criminology" and "Criminal Justice: The International Journal of Policy and Practice."A native of New England, Earl Babbie graduated from Harvard University before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and began teaching shortly thereafter. Earl Babbie has written several texts for Thomson Wadsworth, including the best-selling THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH.