Chapter 1. The Offender's Perspective on Crime: Methods and Principles in Data Collection
- Adrian Needs,
- Graham Towl
Published Online: 1 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470693971.ch1
Copyright © 2004 British Psychologyical Society and Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice
Additional Information
How to Cite
Nee, C. (2008) The Offender's Perspective on Crime: Methods and Principles in Data Collection, in Applying Psychology to Forensic Practice (eds A. Needs and G. Towl), Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470693971.ch1
Publication History
- Published Online: 1 APR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2004
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405105415
Online ISBN: 9780470693971
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- date collection;
- crimnal activity;
- empirical research;
- residential burglary;
- prison-based work
Summary
This chapter contains section titled:
Why Interview the Offender?
Using the Offender as Expert
Research on Residential Burglary: An Example of the Grounded Approach
Increasing Accuracy in Offenders' Accounts
Groups or Individual Interviews?
Sample Parameters and Locality of Data Collection
Assisting Recall in Data Collection
Recommendations in Undertaking Offender-based Research