NAT CEN STUDY Flashcards
(23 cards)
What was the overall aim of the NatCen study conducted in 2011?
To explore what triggered the youth involvement in the August riots of 2011.
How many people were interviewed in the NatCen study?
36 people in each of the 5 areas studied and 2 unaffected areas.
What event triggered the Tottenham riots on 6 August 2011?
A peaceful protest in response to the police handling of the shooting of Mark Duggan.
What types of participants were included in the NatCen study?
Young people from mixed age groups, all ethnicities, and varied socio-economic backgrounds.
What are the four types of individuals categorized by researchers involved in the riots?
Watchers, Rioters, Looters, Non-involved.
What are the subcategories of ‘Watchers’ in the NatCen study?
- Bystanders
- The curious
What are the subcategories of ‘Rioters’ identified in the study?
- Protesters
- Retaliators
- Thrill-seekers
What are the subcategories of ‘Looters’ in the NatCen study?
- Opportunists
- Sellers
What are the subcategories of ‘Non-involved’ individuals identified?
- Stay-aways
- Wannabes
What dispositional factors affect decision making in young people?
- Previous criminal activity
- Attitudes towards authority
- Prospects
What are some ‘nudges’ (facilitators) that influence decision making?
- Easy to get involved
- Poor job prospects
- Cynicism towards authority
What are some ‘tugs’ (inhibitors) affecting decision making?
- Being caught once
- Positive experience with authority
- Having a lot to lose
What situational factors can influence decision making in young people?
- Group processes
- Peer pressure
- Information
- Circumstances
- Presence of authority figure
What are some examples of ‘nudges’ (facilitators) related to situational factors?
- Feeling disinhibited by the group
- Seeing events on TV
- Not otherwise occupied
What are some examples of ‘tugs’ (inhibitors) related to situational factors?
- Active future goal thinking
- Friends not involved
- Parents disapproving
What other factors affect decision making in young people?
- Family attitudes
- Community attachment
- Sense of belonging
- Poverty and materialism
What are some facilitators (nudges) related to other factors?
- Relatives not disapproving
- Attachment to a community with low-level criminality
- Little sense of ownership in society
What are some inhibitors (tugs) related to other factors?
- Disapproving relatives
- Attachment to pro-social communities
- Adequate resources to purchase desired goods
What are the conclusions drawn about anti-social criminal behavior from the study?
- Influenced by collective behavior/group processes
- Influenced by situational/social factors
- Influenced by dispositional/individual factors
- Influenced by beliefs about right and wrong
- Influenced by assessment of costs and benefits
True or False: Participants in the study may give socially desirable responses.
True
What was a criticism regarding the representativeness of the sample?
Difficulty in recruiting participants led to reliance on those sent to prison, which may not represent all involved.
What issue was noted regarding the reliability of participants’ memories?
Participants were interviewed 5 weeks after the event, leading to potential distortion of memories.
What bias may have affected the interpretation of the study results?
Researchers had to interpret results to fit categories, which may have introduced bias.
