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Record Nr.

UNINA9910555192903321

Titolo

The encyclopedia of research methods in criminology and criminal justice . Volume 1 Parts 1-4 / / edited by J. C. Barnes and David R. Forde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken : , : Wiley, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-119-11193-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (928 pages)

Collana

The Wiley series of encyclopedias in criminology & criminal justice

Disciplina

364.0721

Soggetti

Criminology - Research - Great Britain

Criminal justice, Administration of - Research - Great Britain

Social surveys - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"British Social Attitudes (BSA) is a high quality survey that has been conducted annually since 1983 by NatCen Social Research. Each year's survey asks a random sample of people living in Great Britain their views on a wide range of social and political issues. The survey aims to facilitate (i) the development and evaluation of public policy, and (ii) the academic study of public opinion. Thanks to its practice of regularly repeating questions asked in previous years, it has become the premier source of information on long-term trends in social attitudes in Britain"--