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Gaining access to interview young female offenders within a secure establishment / Davina K. Patel & John M. Chamberlain.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: SAGE research methods. CasesPublisher: London : SAGE Publications, 2014Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781473946668 (ebook) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.374072 23
LOC classification:
  • HV6046
Online resources: Carrying out a new research project is very exciting, and most researchers just want to get started straight away. Yet, there are a number of key methodological issues to consider before a project can begin. Perhaps the most important of these is how to gain access in order to carry out the research. This is not a matter to be taken lightly and involves a combination of hard work, persistence and strategic planning. This article explores the challenges a researcher can face in gaining access by looking at the process by which access was obtained to interview young female offenders within a secure establishment - a prison.
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Carrying out a new research project is very exciting, and most researchers just want to get started straight away. Yet, there are a number of key methodological issues to consider before a project can begin. Perhaps the most important of these is how to gain access in order to carry out the research. This is not a matter to be taken lightly and involves a combination of hard work, persistence and strategic planning. This article explores the challenges a researcher can face in gaining access by looking at the process by which access was obtained to interview young female offenders within a secure establishment - a prison.

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