Question 1: Find examples in this Topic of three research situations where the researcher may be compromised because s/he is seen as an authority figure. Question 2: In what ways is a police station a ‘closed’ social setting? Question 3: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of interviewing a) relatives and friends of suspected suicides; b) those who have attempted suicide. In what ways … [Read more...]
Crime and Deviance: The Research Context : Answers to QuickCheck Questions
(a) Domestic violence is under-represented in official statistics and it is difficult to estimate to what extent this is so; (b) Unstructured interviews may become very intimate and personal – an interviewer will need to be very well prepared to cope with the participant’s vulnerability. Lack of cooperation, leading to results being unrepresentative; need for anonymity; literacy and cognitive … [Read more...]