Fieldwork Experiences in Criminology and Security Studies : Methods, Ethics, and Emotions / edited by Antonio M. Díaz-Fernández, Cristina Del-Real, Lorena Molnar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Díaz Fernández, Antonio M., editor.

Del-Real, Cristina, editor.

Molnar, Lorena, editor.

Series:

Behavioral Science and Psychology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Social psychology.

Community psychology.

Social Psychology.

Community Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Criminology.

Social Psychology.

Community Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (646 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This book compiles the fieldwork experiences of 55 researchers, addressing the challenges, ethical considerations, and methodologies employed to study 30 diverse populations and phenomena within Criminology and Security Studies. This volume contributes to filling a gap in academic literature by highlighting the often unspoken realities and intricacies of fieldwork. The book is systematically structured into five thematic sections: The Powerful, The Invisible, The Vulnerable, The Violent, and The Cyber. These categories encompass various aspects and dimensions of fieldwork, including managing emotional distress, negotiating access through gatekeepers, ensuring the protection of informants, and exercising discretion in navigating sensitive issues. As a scholarly resource, this book is invaluable for academics, practitioners, and students involved in criminology, security studies, anthropology, sociology, and political science. By offering in-depth reflections and insights, this volume enhances the reader’s understanding of the nuances of fieldwork, and informs the development of robust and ethical research practices. Chapters 2, 9 and 11 are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Contents:

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1. Talking with spies: from naïve to distrustful researcher

Chapter 2. Doing research on, for and with Police in Canada and Switzerland: Practical and methodological insights

Chapter 3. Research in probation settings: experience and “field policy”

Chapter 4. Silence of the altars: Researching sexual abuse in religious institutions in Catalonia (Spain)

Chapter 5. Studying the military: unlocking a closed organization

Chapter 6. Researching the elites of power: the case of the parliamentarians

Chapter 7. Challenges and complexities when researching vulnerable populations and sensitive topics: Working with women experiencing violence and homelessness

Chapter 8. Researching party zones: Drugs, alcohol, and the night

Chapter 9. Conducting criminological practitioner research with sex workers in Switzerland

Chapter 10. Fieldwork and ethical challenges on criminological research with immigrants

Chapter 11. Researching the Roma in criminology and legal studies: Experiences from urban and rural participant observation, interviews and surveys

Chapter 12. Street children, criminological research and emotional labour: Reflections from the field

Chapter 13. Research in child and adolescent victimization: Incentives, threats and challenges

Chapter 14. Research with trafficking victims. Exploring methods, ethics and emotions

Chapter 15. How to do criminological research on, for, and with children and young people

Chapter 16. Researching imprisoned persons: Views from Spain and Latin America

Chapter 17. Language, emotions, and access to refugee women: Ingredients for reflexivity

Chapter 18. Gangs: Fieldwork experiences, ethical dilemmas, and emotions in youth street groups research

Chapter 19. Exploring organized crime beyond institutional sources

Chapter 20. How to investigate a criminal psychopath?

Chapter 21. Researching extremists and terrorists: Reflections on interviewing hard-to-reach populations

Chapter 22. Conducting research with, and on perpetrators of domestic and family violence: insights from Australian research

Chapter 23. Protecting them, protecting you: tips and cautions when doing research in sexual offending

Chapter 24. Control, confusion, and failure: Fieldwork in areas of violent conflict and limited state authority

Chapter 25. Using ethnography to access, understand and reflect on video observation of violence

Chapter 26. Researching cybersecurity governance: Insights from fieldwork with cybersecurity experts and end-users

Chapter 27. Fieldwork experiences researching cybercriminals

Chapter 28. Hidden platforms for cybercrime: Experiences investigating darknet service

Chapter 29. Conducting psychosocial research with victims of sexting and online sexual victimization

Chapter 30. Researching cyberbullying: A colorful palette of methods and experiences

Chapter 31. Researching hate: Negotiating the digital as field site in the study of extremist cultures and propaganda online

Chapter 32 Deciphering the unspoken: A collective examination of sensitive fieldwork experiences in Criminology and Security Studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

3-031-41574-4

OCLC:

1415899159