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Resources here 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.


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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.

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Simon Winlow talks about his research methodology in relation to crime and the night-time economy while Kate Painter outlines the methods used in her Stoke-on-Trent study of street lighting and crime.

Researching Crime and Deviance

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