TY - BOOK AU - Barnes,J.C. AU - Forde,David R. TI - The encyclopedia of research methods in criminology and criminal justice T2 - The Wiley series of encyclopedias in criminology & criminal justice SN - 9781119110729 AV - HV6024.5 .E53 2021 U1 - 364.072/1 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Hoboken PB - Wiley KW - Criminology KW - Research KW - Great Britain KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Social surveys N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "British Social Attitudes (BSA) is a high quality survey that has been conducted annually since 1983 by NatCen Social Research. Each year's survey asks a random sample of people living in Great Britain their views on a wide range of social and political issues. The survey aims to facilitate (i) the development and evaluation of public policy, and (ii) the academic study of public opinion. Thanks to its practice of regularly repeating questions asked in previous years, it has become the premier source of information on long-term trends in social attitudes in Britain"-- ER -