paper 2 studies Flashcards
random sampling study
BCSEW- used postcode address file, used a list of all addresses in this country to access sample.
random sampling study
archer-symbolic capital and nike identities. interviewed workinh class male pupils from an inner city multi cultural school
non random sampling study snowball
zoe james used snowball sampling gained her research population through a gatekeeper. studied gypsies and new age travellers. james wanted to study groups who have a difficult relationship with the police.
non random sampling study. Venkatash
went to an area in chicago where he knew his target population would be. he used overt observation to study a criminal gang in chicago. leader of the gang acted as a gatekeeper and gave him access to key members.
structured questionnaire study
census. struc postal question are sent every ten year. highly representative due to being sent every 10 year.
census is analysed by computer due to structured nature increases the reliability of the study as it can easily be replicated.
legal requirement for each household to complete so a large sample pop.
jedi- not taken seriously
structured questionnaire study. BCSEW
BCSEW asks people about their experience of victimisation in the last 12 months.
participants can answer questions on a laptop in their own home.
aim- find out unreported crime or unrecorded. dark figure.
provides valuable info about crimes ; location, timing, characteristics of offenders, relationships between offenders and victim
produces quant data
unstructured questionnaire study
Dean and Taylor
interviewed 85 claimates for approx 90 mins about their experiences being unemployed.
questions in no set order.
wording of question flexible for each respondent
added additional questions to prompt when things are needed
this approach gave participants freedom to talk in their own terms about issues that concern them
social surgery’s study
*the census carried out by ons ten years. structured q.
*csew commissioned and managed by ons- used by the Gov to evaluate and develop crime reduction policies. provides info about changing levels of crime over the last 3yrs
*The british household survey pannel
studies for structured interviews. Young and willmott
used structured interviews in their research into extended families in East London they had a sample of 933 people.
interviews were carried out by other interviewers who were employed/spenny
formal and standardised. questions were straightforward with a limited range of answers.
each interview took between 10 minutes and half an hour
Studies for structured interviews
British crime survey for England and Wales
Produces quantitive data positivists prefer
Used alongside police recorded data
Measures crime by asking members of public about their experience of crime over the last 12 months
Structures interview interviews over the phone or in the home
Aims to find out about the dark figure of crime
Provides information about the nature of crimes, e.g. location and timing and relationship between victims and offenders.
Studies for unstructured interviews
Dobash and dobash study into domestic violence against wives attempt attempts to describe and explain domestic violence in modern society
they argue that the family is not secure happy and peaceful place for women
conducted in depth unstructured some of which took eight hours and found the trigger for domestic violence was when a woman challenged male or authority or the wife was not performing her domestic duties to his satisfaction
they argue, marriage legitimises gender equality through violence against women by given men power and authority over their wives
Studies for unstructured interviews
carlens study looked at why some women commit crimes. Involved 39 interviews with female offenders in prison aged 15 to 46.
They had all experienced violence and abuse by either an intimate partner or family member and many had experienced abandonment by their partner leaving them responsible for childcare.
The women had failed to find a legitimate way of earning a living so turn to crime as they couldn’t get a job always in and out of poverty.
So the women had been abused by fathers or partners so had spent their life in care with broken family bonds
