Method in Criminology: A Philosophical Primer

By Bruce DiCristina

This textbook examines the philosophical premises of research methods used in criminology. The author analyses the common justifications for privileging particular research methods in criminology and concludes that logical grounds for doing so are nonexistent.Topics include: causation and the unreason of the quest; probability and the spirit of induction; falsification and the subjectivity of facts; the logic of privileging; law and order versus anarchism; reflexive hermeneutic criminology--an alternative law and order; and anarchic criminology--an alternative to law and order.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911577289
• ISBN13: 9780911577280
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Harrow & Heston
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.8" x 6.5"