This core text provides an overview of the research process as it pertains especially to the criminal justice environment. Major techniques,including evaluation,are presented in a lively,effective fashion for undergraduate law enforcement,corrections,or other criminal justice majors. The text is designed primarily to train prospective users of research prospective chiefs of police,management-level police officers and correctional officers,managers of county agencies,etc. who must make decisions based on research efforts. For the future practitioner,it is a good overview of all varieties of research methods.