Roger Tarling is Professor of Social Research at the University of Surrey. His research interests cover crime and criminal justice, the voluntary sector, research management, statistical modelling and quantitative research methods.

• 1. Introduction 2. Stakeholder and Risk Analysis 3. Commissioning Research 4. Applying for Research Funding 5. Negotiation to Contract 6. Project Planning 7. Research Staff 8. Implementing the Project 9. Dissemination 10. Intellectual Property, Copyright, Confidentiality and Data Protection 11. Ethics in Social Research 12. Summary Bibliography

Roger Tarling is Professor of Social Research at the University of Surrey. His research interests cover crime and criminal justice, the voluntary sector, research management, statistical modelling and quantitative research methods.

• 1. Introduction 2. Stakeholder and Risk Analysis 3. Commissioning Research 4. Applying for Research Funding 5. Negotiation to Contract 6. Project Planning 7. Research Staff 8. Implementing the Project 9. Dissemination 10. Intellectual Property, Copyright, Confidentiality and Data Protection 11. Ethics in Social Research 12. Summary Bibliography

Roger Tarling is Professor of Social Research at the University of Surrey. His research interests cover crime and criminal justice, the voluntary sector, research management, statistical modelling and quantitative research methods.

• 1. Introduction 2. Stakeholder and Risk Analysis 3. Commissioning Research 4. Applying for Research Funding 5. Negotiation to Contract 6. Project Planning 7. Research Staff 8. Implementing the Project 9. Dissemination 10. Intellectual Property, Copyright, Confidentiality and Data Protection 11. Ethics in Social Research 12. Summary Bibliography