Home > HCAS > HCAS_PUBS > HCAS_JOURNALS > TQR Home > TQR > Vol. 7 > No. 4 (2002)
Abstract
In this article, I reflect on my experience running a small family research project at a local jail. I focus on methodological and policy issues inherent in controversial research, as well as my own personal reactions to the criminal justice system. Implications of insider status are discussed as they apply to researcher stance and responsibilities in corrections settings.
Keywords
Fieldwork, Criminal Justice, Methodology, Corrections, and Drug Policy
Acknowledgements
The author gratefully acknowledges Dr. Fred Piercy for his encouragement and comments on earlier versions of this manuscript.
Publication Date
12-6-2002
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
DOI
10.46743/2160-3715/2002.1967
Recommended APA Citation
Arditti, J. A. (2002). Doing Family Research at the Jail: Reflections of a Prison Widow. The Qualitative Report, 7(4), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2002.1967
Included in
Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies Commons, Social Statistics Commons
