Ethical Issues in PO

by | Mar 19, 2014 | Observation A2

Punch (1994) suggests that ethical concerns can be summarised under four headings: harm; consent; deception; privacy and confidentiality of data. Explain what each of these means in the context of studying crime and deviance. Consider each of the following studies,...

The British Crime Survey

by | Mar 19, 2014 | Interviews A2

Click here for the British Crime Survey questions used in 2008. Officially described as a questionnaire, the survey is actually a list of questions used by an interviewer. Find answers to the following: How long is the ‘questionnaire’? The interviewer is given very...