NCJ Number
212880
Journal
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management Volume: 28 Issue: 4 Dated: 2005 Pages: 662-669
Date Published
2005
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This article presents a response to a critique of a previously published article on rural, small town, and metropolitan police in New Zealand.
Abstract
Winfree and Taylor’s (2004) previously published article on differences among certified peace officers employed in diverse locals around New Zealand employed a quantitative survey methodology and statistical analysis techniques. The main critique presented by Goddard and Jaeger (2006) focused on Winfree and Taylor’s (2004) sole reliance on a large survey methodology and statistical analyses, a quantitative approach. Goddard and Jaeger (2006) claimed that research projects are enhanced by the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods and analysis techniques. Taylor and Winfree’s response to this critique focuses mainly on their agreement that research projects benefit from the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods. Taylor and Winfree discuss the rationale behind some of their methodological and analytical decisions for their study and they expand on the ideas surrounding the comparative analysis of policing across cultural contexts, focusing on the inherent dilemma of analyzing cultures other than one’s one. In closing, the authors encourage researchers to use multiple methodologies when studying any social phenomenon. Notes, references