CRIM 2653 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cyber-Ethnography, Parkour, Alternative Data
17 Oct 2017
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2 pages of detailed notes - descriptive. Explain your interpretation - no wrong answer. Gaining access to, working in and leaving the eld. Used more now as an academic resource. John howard society - advocates for better conditions in prisons. At the time a lot of migration from europe to the us - some fell into poverty and crime. At the time people thought people were biologically put into crime - now seen as a social issue (social structure) Field setting - social environment where you do the research. Degree to which the researcher gets involved in a research setting. Going native - lose objectivity, become too close. Said he would destroy his data if they said no. Gatekeeper - someone who has informal or formal authority. Make sure not to fake knowledge - may test you. Help of informants - people who we develop a relationship with - know the culture and the norms.
