Qualitative Research Methods.

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This course will introduce students to the foundations and methodologies of qualitative criminological research. During the semester, we will consider epistemological and ethical debates, and cover the primary qualitative methods and analysis used by criminal justice researchers, including interviews, focus groups, ethnography, participant observation, content analysis, feminist methods, and grounded theory. In addition to analyzing the comparative strengths and weaknesses of each method, students will gain experience using each approach and learn about the major steps of the research process.