Qualitative Meta-synthesis to Study Crime, Deviance, and Victimization

Qualitative meta-synthesis (QMS) represents a growing approach to reviewing qualitative literature, organizing findings, and developing theoretical approaches for new research. This edited collection showcases the method through diverse applications in criminology to understand deviance, crime, and victimization, addressing topics including Asian gangs in the United States, honour-based violence in Scandinavia, intimate partner violence neutralization, human trafficking in Southeast Asian scam compounds, barriers to criminal justice engagement for people with intellectual disabilities, police deviance, and sexual harassment in retail workplaces, among others. The chapters in this collection provide insights into their substantive areas as well as provide diverse illustrative examples of best practices when conducting a QMS.

This book will appeal to postgraduate students, academic researchers, qualitative methodologists, and criminal justice professionals seeking rigorous qualitative synthesis methods and diverse applications in criminology. The articles in this book were previously published in the journal Deviant Behavior.