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Crime and Deviance Channel

There are currently four different types of Channel resource available, each of which can be accessed separately using the “Research Methods” options in the Channel Menu:

 

 

 


 

Research Methods

Resources

 

 

 

Text: These resources include an overview of overt participant observation based around Venkatesh's "Gang Leader for a Day" study and an activity requiring students to complete and analyse a self-report questionnaire.

 

Audio: These resources include an outline of the advantages and disadvantages of survey research plus an examination of the ethical issues involved in some forms of sociological research.

 

Video: In this resource Simon Winlow talks about his research methodology in relation to crime and the night-time economy.

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