Our knowledge of crime is based on three types of sources: the
criminal justice system, victims, and offenders. For technological
and other reasons the criminal justice system produces an
increasing stream of information on crime. The rise of the
victimization survey has given the victims a much larger role in
our study of crime. There is, however, no concomitant development
regarding offenders. This is unfortunate because offenders are the
experts when it comes to offending.In order to understand criminal
behavior, we need their perspective.
This is not always a straightforward process, however, and
information from offenders is often unreliable. This book is about
what we can do to maximise the validity of what offenders tell us
about their offending. Renowned experts from various countries
present their experiences and insights, with a clear focus on
methodological issues of fieldwork among various types of offender
populations. Each contribution deals with with a few central
issues:
- How can offenders be motivated to participate in research?
- How can offenders be motivated to tell the truth on their
offending?
- How can the information that offenders provide be checked and
validated?
- What can we learn from offenders that cannot be accessed from
other sources?
- With the aim of obtaining valid and reliable information, how,
where and under which conditions should we observe offenders and
talk to them?
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