YouTube as Dataset: Initial Insights from a Criminological Content Analysis
Location
Room 2057
Format Type
Paper
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
January 2013
Abstract
This presentation is a result of an ongoing content analysis into the use of YouTube as a learning environment; more specifically, as a potential utility for sharing criminal techniques and rationalizations. Through the course of this research a number of methodological concerns and issues emerged. Examples from this and other recent research will provide illustrations of three areas of interest. First, pros and cons regarding wealth of information and ease of sampling will be discussed. Then, problems related to reliability and replicability will be addressed. Finally, ethics pertaining to the use of YouTube as a dataset will be considered. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the potential of YouTube as a site for a variety of qualitative research methods.
YouTube as Dataset: Initial Insights from a Criminological Content Analysis
Room 2057
This presentation is a result of an ongoing content analysis into the use of YouTube as a learning environment; more specifically, as a potential utility for sharing criminal techniques and rationalizations. Through the course of this research a number of methodological concerns and issues emerged. Examples from this and other recent research will provide illustrations of three areas of interest. First, pros and cons regarding wealth of information and ease of sampling will be discussed. Then, problems related to reliability and replicability will be addressed. Finally, ethics pertaining to the use of YouTube as a dataset will be considered. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of the potential of YouTube as a site for a variety of qualitative research methods.
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Breakout Session D