Synopsis This is a multi-disciplinary, practice oriented comprehensive book on the Methodology of research in criminology, Law, Justice and Correction. The book (Vol. 1) begins with a question: “what is research?” and ends in volume 2 with a chapter on publication of the research results for the people interested in the area to make of the results of the research. Everything from A to Z discussed in two volumes and that is the reason why the book is given the title “The Complete reference.” The first volume consists of 30 chapters, they deal with objectives, methods, theory, typology, mechanics and planning, hypotheses, concepts, measurements, validity, reliability, sampling designs, sample size and many more in four [arts-in detail and exhaustively. Examples and illustrations are given wherever necessary with interpretations and analyses. Complex and complicated concepts in research methodology are exposed and explaine4d in simple, but elegant language and style which will attract not only researchers in the field, but also lawyers, judges, police officials, prison officers, academicians in social sciences other than criminology, law, justice and correction. The volume-2 of this book tells extensively about the various methods of data collection from observation to projective techniques, content analysis, statistics, report writing, grammar and syntax, preparation of footnotes and bibliography and finally to prepare a manuscript for publication.