Criminology Skills

by Emily Finch, Stefan Fafinski

Criminology Skills covers both criminological study skills and research skills in one volume, giving students the skills they need to succeed in the study of criminology.

A three-part structure covers finding source materials, academic skills, study skills, and research methodology, guiding students through a range of skills and methods which they will need to practise and demonstrate in their degree. Topics covered include finding and evaluating criminological resources, referencing and avoiding plagiarism, preparing for exams, planning a research project, data analysis and much more.

Criminology Skills first helps students to establish a strong and comprehensive skills foundation before building to a more advanced level, increasing their competence and confidence with which to approach projects.

Online resources
The text is accompanied by the following online
-Practical exercises
-Animated walk-throughs showing how to use online databases
-Activities to help students test their understanding of ethical considerations and of the differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods

432 pages, Paperback

First published March 8, 2012

Reviews

[Peter Van · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe not perfect written but this book is so valuable because it teaches you how to study and succeed in your study. If you could give one book per year six stars I would give them to this book.
It's a shame I read this when I am 56 years old.
Why don't they teach this at high school?

[S.K. Gregory · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lucy]

Can you tell my exam is five days away?

[Alex Reborn · Rating 3 out of 5]

The only section of the book that was clearly for criminology students was the third part, but otherwise everything can be applied to any student. Most of the textbook contains information on how to learn and gain academic skills. That was actually impressive because I found things here that are not discussed in other similar books. But other than that, I was not really satisfied with the content, considering the title only. I was expecting a different kind of criminology, more practical, perhaps. The target audience for this book consists of freshmen students in criminology, which I clearly am not.