CRIM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: General Social Survey, Qualitative Property, Conflict Theories
2 Oct 2016
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Quantitative data - relates to measurement of something rather than qualities. Qualitative data - study of phenomena based on exploration of reasons for human behavior & qualities of subjective experience. Qualitative & quantitative data methods should be seen as complementary. Qualitative observations - strengthen statistical results & help put them into context. When meaning that people attach to different phenomena is understood, we can understand why aggregate results are way they are. Combining methods - referred to as triangulation. Gives us more comprehensive understanding of phenomenon. Results in more complete, holistic, contextual research. 2 factors contribute to complexity of measuring crime. Inherently theoretical nature of crime as construct. Practical challenge of knowing where crime occurs, what to count, how to count it. First challenge - agree on which acts criminal & which are not. Muncie (2011) offered 11 bases on which act can be deemed as criminal, involves:
