OER Review: Research Methods for Criminal Justice Students

Authors

Youngki Woo, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2025

Abstract

Building upon these foundational works and leveraging extensive experience and expertise in conducting qualitative and quantitative research within social science settings, Monica Williams, the author of Research Methods for Criminal Justice Students, has crafted a well-designed research methods textbook. This comprehensive guide is designed for both undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice. It draws on Williams’ extensive academic career, which includes conducting a wide range of research projects, analyzing empirical data, and publishing peer-reviewed journal articles. The textbook covers various research methodologies such as surveys, case studies, in-depth interviews, observation, focus groups, content analysis, and secondary analysis of quantitative data. It is licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Throughout the book, the author comprehensively covers the most important areas of research methods in the field of criminology and criminal justice.

Comments

©2025 Youngki Woo. Published under a CC-BY 4.0 license.

Recommended Citation

Woo, Y., (2025) “OER Review: Research Methods for Criminal Justice Students”, Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education 3(1), 227-230. https://doi.org/10.31274/joerhe.18267

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

First Page

227

Last Page

230

Publication Title

Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31274/joerhe.18267