Qualitative Research in Criminology

This volume introduces innovative and inspired qualitative methods and works in crime commission, victimisation and crime control related topics, making it appealing to researchers - in Criminology and other social sciences - interested in qualitative empirical research. Often qualitative work is discounted or misunderstood. The book, however, proves that these methods offer significant insights that frame our understanding of the narratives, events, theoretical perspectives, and realities of the social world. This book includes chapters discussing cutting edge methods which demonstrate how qualitative research can expand beyond traditional approaches. It offers diversity in research-including gender, race, and geographic sensitivities - and addresses a multitude of approaches to the uses of qualitative methods and methodologies, including innovative uses of technology mediums such as social media, participatory videos, Zoom interviewing, and photographic visual methods as means of collecting and co-producing relevant data on meaning. Ultimately, this volume illustrates how qualitative Criminology allows deeper and more nuanced understandings of local and regional specificities in a globalized world and how social interactions are influenced by individual interpretations, social interactions, and collective decision making.