Hancock et al. Evaluation

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Research Method

  • Self Report Method
  • Interviews better than questionnaires - large amount of detail and in-depth data
  • Time intensive - fewer participants

Qualitative and Quantitative Data

  • Qualitative data from interviews
  • Showed richness of the language used to describe each homicide
  • Audio taped narratives too detailed and varied to allow direct comparison
  • Interviews transcribed/analysed prodcuing quantitative data easier assessed

Ethics

  • Fully informed consent
  • Volunteer Sampling method
  • looks into consideration circumstances of participants' imprisonment
  • Given a full verbal brief at the outset of each iinterview

Validity

  • Good ecological validity! - asked about own real-life crimes

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