ABSTRACT
At the end of reading this chapter and by completing the online resources that accompany it, you will be:
1 familiar with different theories about crime and with the assumptions that underpin them;
2 able to understand the relationship between theories of crime, theories of knowledge and methods;
3 able to identify the methods that are most appropriate to the research questions you might wish to answer;
4 able to understand the difference between methods (the how of research) and methodology (not just the how but also the why).
