CRIM 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Microanalysis, Structured Interview, Group Dynamics
29 Mar 2017
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Crim 220 - lecture 11 - qualitative interviewing & focus groups. Qualitative interview - interaction b/w interviewer & respondent where interviewer has general plan of inquiry. Interviewer might not have specific set of questions to be asked in particular order. Can be thought of as a purposeful conversation. Allows researchers to study more complex processes of hows involving human perspectives, emotions, etc. Qualitative interviews can be sole way of gathering data in some kinds of cj studies. Can gather first hand accounts of impressions & lived experience. A structured interview schedule consists of predetermined questions & answer sets. Structured interviews create standardized responses so respondents are given same stimulus. Semi-structured interview schedules - have standardized questions but allows interviewer to explore themes emerging during interview. Provides most breadth, depth, natural interaction w/ participants. Purpose - elicit & understand range of opinions, experiences, hypotheses. Participants chosen for relevance to issue/representation of subgroups. In early stage of study to understand issues.
