Fieldwork with Homicide Detectives: 60 Minutes of Reflections from a British and American Criminologist

Dean Dabney; Fiona Brookman

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96316-7_9

Fieldwork with Homicide Detectives: 60 Minutes of Reflections from a British and American Criminologist

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This chapter contains an edited transcript of a conversation between the two authors that took place in November of 2017. It provides first person insights into the trials and tribulations that we faced while conducting ethnographic fieldwork within the homicide units of two police organizations. We focus specific attention on topics such as preparing for fieldwork, entry into the field, data collection protocols, analysis strategies, and exiting the field. In doing so, we seek to identify lessons learned and provide readers with insight into the textured nature of agency-based qualitative research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Doing Ethnography in Criminology
Subtitle of host publication	Discovery through Fieldwork
Editors	Stephen K. Rice, Michael D. Maltz
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	Chapter 9
Pages	91-113
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-96316-7
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-96315-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96316-7_9
Publication status	Published - 14 Oct 2018

Keywords

Fieldwork
homicide investigation
detectives
Police culture
Police socialization
Criminal investigations
ethnography
United States
United Kingdom

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