CJ 6326 - Qualitative and Interpretive Analysis in Criminal

Credits: 3 Class: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisite(s): CJ 6320 Research Design and Methods.
This course will provide an overview of common qualitative and interpretive analytical approaches used in criminal justice and criminology. Methods examined may include but not be limited to ethnography/fieldwork, autoethnography, interviewing, focus groups, content and textual analysis, historical analysis, and legal analysis. Emphasis will be on an applied approach to planning, conducting, analyzing, writing, and reporting qualitative and interpretive research through the use of computer applications.