Despite illustrious origins dating to the 1920s, qualitative crime research has long been overshadowed by quantitative inquiry. After decades of limited use, there has been a notable resurgence in crime ethnography, naturalistic inquiry, and related forms of fieldwork addressing crime and related social control efforts. The Routledge Handbook of Qualitative Criminology signals this momentum as the first major reference work dedicated to crime ethnography and related fieldwork orientations. Synthesizing the foremost topics and issues in qualitative criminology into a single definitive work, the Handbook provides a "first-look" reference source for scholars and students alike.

Preface, Heith Copes and J. Mitchell Miller Part I. Situating Qualitative Research in Criminology & Criminal Justice 1. The History and Evolution of Qualitative Criminology, J. Mitchell Miller, Heith Copes and Andy Hochstetler 2. Criminology's Theoretical Incarceration: Qualitative Methods as Liberator, John J. Brent and Peter B. Kraska 3. Feminist and Queer Perspectives on Qualitative Methods, Vanessa Panfil and Jody Miller 4. Ethical Issues in the Qualitative Study of Deviance and Crime, Erich Goode Part II. Traditional and Unorthodox Qualitative Research Strategies 5. Comparative Historical Analysis in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Mathieu Deflem 6. Life History and Biographies in Criminology, Frank van Gemert 7. Edge Ethnography and Naturalistic Inquiry in Criminology, J. Mitchell Miller and Holly Ventura Miller 8. Visual Criminology: History, Theory and Method, Eamonn Carrabine Part III. Collecting and Interpreting Qualitative Data 9. Sampling Designs and Issues in Qualitative Criminology, Miriam Boeri and Aukje Lamonica 10. Negotiating Identity as a Qualitative Researcher: The Impact of Studying Marginalized Populations in Criminology, Jennifer K. Wesely 11. Interviewing Offenders: The Active vs. Inmate Debate, Heith Copes, Scott Jacques, Andy Hochstetler and Tim Dickenson 12. Qualitative Criminology in Online Spaces, Tom Holt Part IV. Qualitative Research on Crime and Criminals 13. Researching Drug Crime Using Qualitative Methods, Ralph Weisheit 14. Using Qualitative Methods to Study Sex Crimes, Rick Tewksbury 15. Researching White Collar/Elite Crime Using Qualitative Methods, Michael Levi 16. Researching Homicide Offenders, Offenses and Detectives Using Qualitative Methods, Fiona Brookman Part V. Qualitative Research on the Justice Systems 17. From the Mouths of Babes: Conducting Qualitative Research with Youths, Rod K. Brunson and Kashea Pegram 18. Researching Police and Policing Using Qualitative Methods, Peter Manning 19. Court Ethnographies, Leslie Paik and Alexes Harris 20. Qualitative Research in Institutional Corrections and Parole, Mark Pogrebin.