This innovative book examines the use of ethnography and fieldwork in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research. Using a combination of case studies, as well as "behind the scenes" contributions, it provides an comprehensive look at both the insights gained from ethnographic research, as well as the choices researchers make in conducting that work.

The research is divided into three main sections, covering ethnographies of subcultures, ethnographies of place, and ethnographies of policing. It includes a diverse group of international contributors to provide perspectives on researchers' selection of questions to study, and their decisions about using ethnography to study those questions.

This work will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice, particularly with a qualitative perspective, as well as related fields such as sociology, anthropology, and demography. It will also be of interest to students studying research methods and design.

Introduction

Part 1: Ethnographies of Subculture
Drug Dealing, Drug Violence, and Teenage Prostitutes
Youth Violence and Concentrated Disadvantage
Gender, Race, Sexuality and Place
Political Mobilization of Ethnicity, Immigration and Labor in the US Inner City
Social Class, Race and Gender in Everyday Decision-Making
Cultural Dispositions and Underground Boxing Clubs
Telling Stories: Narrative Criminology
Gay Gang Members
Ethnography of Prison Writing Workshops with Female Inmates
Ethnographies of State-Corporate Crime
Part 2: Ethnographies of Place
How Neighborhood Residents Make Sense of Their Lives within Severe Constraints
Security and Politics in Latin America
Youth Drug Use in Suburbs and Affluent Communities
Offender Decision Making
"The Wire" as Ethnography
Imprisonment, Rehabilitation and Reentry
Drift and the Urban Underground
Part 3: Ethnographies of Policing
The Surveillance State
Ethnographies of Policing
Policing the Lives ofBlack and Latino Boys
Urban Violence and Policing
Policing the Urban Poor: Skid Row
Militarization of Policing
Conclusion.