Material Detail

This open textbook is being utilized in a criminology and criminal justice course for undergraduate students by Dr. Andrea Giuffre at CSUSB. The open textbook provides an overview of criminological and criminal justice research methods. The open textbook is supplemented by no-cost resources available through the university’s library. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to reduce equity issues among students and provide more engaging materials. Students can access the open textbook online.

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.