TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Capturing crime: the qualitative analysis of individual cases for advancing criminological knowledge
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Wright, Kevin A.
A1  - Bouffard, Leana Allen
SP  - 123
EP  - 145
VL  - 60
IS  - 2
N2  - The qualitative analysis of individual cases has a prominent place in the development of criminological theory, yet progression in the scientific study of crime has largely been viewed as a distinctly quantitative endeavor. In the process, much of the theoretical depth and precision supplied by earlier methods of criminological knowledge production have been sacrificed. The current work argues for a return to our criminological roots by supplementing quantitative analyses with the qualitative inspection of individual cases. We provide a specific example of a literature (i.e., criminal specialization/versatility) that has become increasingly quantitative and could benefit from the use of the proposed approach. We conclude by offering additional areas of research that might be advanced by our framework presented here.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X14549308
ID  - ref1
ER  -