Advancing qualitative methods in criminology and criminal justice / edited by Heith Copes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Advancing Qualitative Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology / Heith Copes -- 2. The Prominence of Qualitative Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice Scholarship / Heith Copes -- 3. Moving Beyond our Methodological Default: A Case for Mixed Methods / Peter B. Kraska -- 4. Collecting and Analyzing the Stories of Offenders / Lois Presser -- 5. What can'Lies' Tell Us about Life? Notes towards a Framework of Narrative Criminology / Sveinung Sandberg -- 6. Exploring Strategies for Qualitative Criminological and Criminal Justice Inquiry Using On-Line Data / Thomas J. Holt -- 7. The Case for Edge Ethnography / Richard Tewksbury -- 8. Dangerous Intimacy: Toward a Theory of Violent Victimization in Active Offender Research / Richard Wright -- 9. In the Classroom and on the Streets: How to Teach Qualitative Field Research to Criminology/Criminal Justice Graduate Students / James W. Marquart.

Contents note continued: 10. On the Way to the Field: Reflections of One Qualitative Criminal Justice Professor's Experiences / Mark R. Pogrebin.