Survey research involves set of structured questions presented to targeted group of people with an intention of measuring their attitudes, values or beliefs.
Advantages and disadvantages of survey are as follows:
• It is easy to develop compared to other research methods.
• It is easy to manage the all process.
• The researcher need not meet the interviewees personally because it can be administered by use of mobile devices; administer online, use emails or telephone.
• It is possible to reach large numbers of interviewees hence collecting comprehensive data.
• Geographical dependence is highly reduced because it can be conducted from a remote location.
• Data collected is poised to be comprehensive as many questions can be asked.
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• When using e-mails and phones there is no visual materials used and this may lead to low quality feedbacks.
The use of survey in the title “Police Culture, Individualism, and Community Policing”, The fact that the target group was a large group which was being studied , it was important to use different survey methods for example use of emails and telephone calls .
The findings of the study are: the network of police and the community and the values and norms of their behavior encouraged mutual advantages in their social cooperation. This however showed a sense of relationship between their duties and responsibilities and improved community policing. The findings also showed that the rate of crime in the community is the most significant factor which impact on police acts of responsibility. Social capital was singled out as the major factor which increased the sense of responsibility in police …show more content…
The sole purpose is to provide quantifiable data. To an extend it provides formal structured schedule. It may use a kind of behavioral checklist .The checklist developed gives insight to questions on who, what and how the observation is to be conducted.
Advantages of participant or systematic social observation are as follows:
• Avoids the problem of false reported data.
• Identifies human trends which might not be captured due to limitations of memorizing by respondents.
• It reduces reporting biasness
• It establishes topics of study hence more structured data collection
• It makes it possible to observe behavior being studied as it unfolds
• It makes it possible to digest observed behavior and contextualize it into a physical context.
Disadvantages of participant or systematic social observation are as follows:
• Quite involving and time consuming and this makes it expensive.
• Due to its nature of flexibility, other users of data may not be convinced the data is
Advantages and disadvantages of survey are as follows:
• It is easy to develop compared to other research methods.
• It is easy to manage the all process.
• The researcher need not meet the interviewees personally because it can be administered by use of mobile devices; administer online, use emails or telephone.
• It is possible to reach large numbers of interviewees hence collecting comprehensive data.
• Geographical dependence is highly reduced because it can be conducted from a remote location.
• Data collected is poised to be comprehensive as many questions can be asked.
• Survey …show more content…
• When using e-mails and phones there is no visual materials used and this may lead to low quality feedbacks.
The use of survey in the title “Police Culture, Individualism, and Community Policing”, The fact that the target group was a large group which was being studied , it was important to use different survey methods for example use of emails and telephone calls .
The findings of the study are: the network of police and the community and the values and norms of their behavior encouraged mutual advantages in their social cooperation. This however showed a sense of relationship between their duties and responsibilities and improved community policing. The findings also showed that the rate of crime in the community is the most significant factor which impact on police acts of responsibility. Social capital was singled out as the major factor which increased the sense of responsibility in police …show more content…
The sole purpose is to provide quantifiable data. To an extend it provides formal structured schedule. It may use a kind of behavioral checklist .The checklist developed gives insight to questions on who, what and how the observation is to be conducted.
Advantages of participant or systematic social observation are as follows:
• Avoids the problem of false reported data.
• Identifies human trends which might not be captured due to limitations of memorizing by respondents.
• It reduces reporting biasness
• It establishes topics of study hence more structured data collection
• It makes it possible to observe behavior being studied as it unfolds
• It makes it possible to digest observed behavior and contextualize it into a physical context.
Disadvantages of participant or systematic social observation are as follows:
• Quite involving and time consuming and this makes it expensive.
• Due to its nature of flexibility, other users of data may not be convinced the data is