This book provides insights into the process of detecting suspects with intellectual disabilities (ID) during police interviews, and examines the impact of questioning techniques on suspects’ information disclosure. Suspects with ID are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, making it essential to safeguard their needs and rights while facilitating the disclosure of accurate and comprehensive information. Drawing from literature, expert and practitioner interviews, and analyses of ...

De Libanese Shi'itische verzetsbeweging Hizbullah ondergaat een opzienbarende politieke en ideologische transformatie. Ten tijde van de stichting in 1978, door Libanese geestelijken en leiders en met Iranese steun, was Hizbullah vooral een islamitische beweging die zich verzette tegen sociale en politieke omstandigheden. Gaandeweg ontwikkelde de be

Wat een plezier! Dit boek over onderzoek dat je aan het denken zet over de sociale wetenschappen en je aan de hand van voorbeelden en anekdotes doet verbazen over de methoden en technieken van onderzoek die daarin worden gebruikt. Er komen onderwerpen aan bod komen, zoals:

- Welke opvattingen zijn er over wetenschap?

- Waarom is de huidige opvatting over wetenschap sterk aan het veranderen?

- Hoe beoordeel je een onderzoek nu de inzichten over wetenschap veranderen?

- Hoe schrijf je een onder...

The aim of Sharia Incorporated is to provide unbiased and contextual information about a topic that has of late been hijacked by politics in the West. Sharia Incorporated is an ambitious study of the development and incorporation of sharia and Islamic and customary law traditions into national legal, political, and social state structures. Sharia Incorporated also explores the sensitive topic of 'Western' human rights and rule of law standards in a Muslim world. This book provides an in-depth...

Methoden en Technieken van Onderzoek in de Criminologie is geschreven ten behoeve van het onderwijs aan bachelorstudenten Criminologie. Enerzijds worden algemene methodologische kwesties behandeld, zoals steekproeftrekking, onderzoeksopzetten, bevragingsmethoden, betrouwbaarheid en validiteit en data-analyse. Anderzijds worden methoden en technieken behandeld die speciaal voor criminologisch onderzoek van belang zijn, zoals het trekken van steekproeven uit een verborgen populatie, randomized ...

Written by bestselling author Larry Siegel, CRIMINOLOGY, 8th Edition, guides you through the fast-paced field of modern criminology, its most current research and fascinating examples that help you understand criminological theory. Details on the crimes of real-life people illustrate concepts, while unbiased coverage of even the most controversial topics -- ranging from responses to sexual assault on campus to cybercrime -- enables you to form your own opinions about current issues and events...

A practical, step-by-step core research text that balances coverage of qualitative, quantitative and combined methods

Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research offers a truly balanced, inclusive, and integrated overview of the processes involved in educational research. This text first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed me...

A step-by-step guide to understanding the concepts of research and gathering data to writing it all up and sharing knowledge, this book enables readers to learn the research process with confidence, build practical knowledge, and make the necessary connections between research and professional practice.

This book is the ultimate guide for digging deeper into issues of ownership, power, class, and (in)justice, equipping you with a critical understanding of the complexities and contradictions at the heart of social media’s relationship with society.