SOCI 3410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nvivo, Racial Profiling, Ottawa Police Service
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Union, ottawa police services board, chief of police approved still difficult to find people to talk to. Data collection = randomize participants based on cadre numbers select participants email participants establish interview location interview code. Spoke with over 10% of all ottawa police that conduct traffic stops. Note taking & audio recording: police didn"t consent to audio recordings swore too much; didn"t sound smart enough, note-taking during interviews short hand; symbols. Police as a closed institution hard to get in and out: police wanted to ask the questions first in every interview. Data analysis = initial data review (remove outlier data) initial coding develop themes validate themes thematic coding (phase 1) inter-coder reliability validation thematic coding (phase 2) Coded based on 9 themes : training resources, alterations in how offices conduct traffic stops, race perceived/not perceived at time of traffic stop attitude dictates disposition , trust in use of data collected, awareness of racial dynamics in policing.