Overcoming the challenges of administrative data : a case study involving police body-worn cameras /
Analysis of administrative data can be especially challenging for researchers because it is collected for the purposes of the organization rather than for research analysis, and because agencies receive external pressure to collect certain data or to format data in certain ways. Using our experience...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications Ltd,
2018.
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| Series: | SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Analysis of administrative data can be especially challenging for researchers because it is collected for the purposes of the organization rather than for research analysis, and because agencies receive external pressure to collect certain data or to format data in certain ways. Using our experiences from a randomized controlled trial study of police officer body-worn cameras, this case study outlines five challenges encountered when using administrative data. In the course of one study, we confronted overhauls to the agency's data collection and reporting systems, personnel turnover, counterintuitive data sets, narrative data sets with no discernible patterns, and data lacking sufficient information to answer research questions. We detail our experiences and provide guidance for researchers new to analysis of administrative or agency-developed data. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781526437617 1526437619 |