1;Preface;5 2;Contents;8 3;List of Tables;9 4;List of Text Boxes;10 5;1 Introduction;11 5.1;1.1 Introduction;12 5.2;References;16 6;2 Interviewing 'the Powerful' in Crime and Crime Control;18 6.1;2.1 Introduction;18 6.2;2.2 Conceptual Issues: Who Are the 'Powerful', 'Elites' and 'Experts'?;19 6.2.1;2.2.1 'Experts';19 6.2.2;2.2.2 'Elites';20 6.2.3;2.2.3 'The Powerful' (In Crime and Crime Control);24 6.3;2.3 Particularities of Qualitative Interviews with the Powerful;27 6.4;2.4 Why Interview the Powerful?;31 6.5;2.5 Core Readings;33 6.6;References;33 7;3 Interview Models and Researcher's Self-Positioning;37 7.1;3.1 Introduction;37 7.2;3.2 Informal and Ethnographic Interviews;42 7.3;3.3 Doxastic Interviews;46 7.4;3.4 Looking Glass: Researcher as a Peer;47 7.5;3.5 Active Interviewing;52 7.5.1;3.5.1 Epistemic Interviewing;54 7.5.2;3.5.2 'Light' Socratic Dialogues as a Variation of Epistemic Interviewing;56 7.5.2.1;3.5.2.1 Shifts and Porous Distinctions Between Epistemic and Doxastic Modes;58 7.5.2.2;3.5.2.2 Types of Topics to Discuss During (Light) Socratic Interviews;59 7.5.2.3;3.5.2.3 Attentiveness to the Research Context and Interaction;60 7.5.2.4;3.5.2.4 Interviewer as Critic;61 7.6;3.6 Core Readings;62 7.7;References;62 8;4 Their Reign, Their Game? Accessing the Powerful;67 8.1;4.1 Introduction;68 8.2;4.2 Sampling;69 8.3;4.3 Gaining Access;75 8.4;4.4 Maintaining Access;90 8.5;4.5 Core Readings;95 8.6;References;96 9;5 Prepare, Prepare, Prepare;99 9.1;5.1 Introduction;99 9.2;5.2 Gaining Insights in the Setting and Its Ongoing Debates;101 9.3;5.3 Constructing a Topic List;104 9.4;5.4 Probing and Elicitation;110 9.5;5.5 Core Readings;111 9.6;References;111 10;6 Conducting the Interview;113 10.1;6.1 Introduction;114 10.2;6.2 Gaining Trust and Building Rapport;115 10.3;6.3 Dealing with Questions and Assumptions About Your Knowledge and Views;121 10.4;6.4 Ethics During the Interview Interaction;123 10.5;6.5 Language, Jargon, Body Language, Attitude;127 10.6;6.6 Getting into Sensitive Topics and Past Corporate Answers;131 10.7;6.7 Physical Setting;134 10.7.1;6.7.1 The Interview Venue;134 10.7.2;6.7.2 Interviewing in the Online and Off-Line World;139 10.8;6.8 Core Readings;141 10.9;References;141 11;7 Making Sense of the Data;145 11.1;7.1 Introduction;145 11.2;7.2 Transcribing and Coding;146 11.3;7.3 Researcher as a Situated Actor;150 11.4;7.4 Assessing Data Quality;151 11.4.1;7.4.1 Authenticity;152 11.4.2;7.4.2 Transparency;155 11.4.3;7.4.3 Consistency/Coherence;156 11.4.4;7.4.4 Triangulation;157 11.5;7.5 Ethics in Analysis and Reporting;161 11.6;7.6 Leaving the Field and Getting Back to Participants;165 11.7;7.7 Presenting Your Findings;167 11.8;7.8 Core Readings;168 11.9;References;169 12;Index;173