NatCen study

• What was the aim of the NatCen study in 2011?

  To find triggers of the August riots
• What method was used to conduct the NatCen study?

  Individual or group interviews
• How many participants were in the NatCen study?

  36 participants
• What demographic factors were represented in the NatCen study sample?

  Both genders and various ethnic groups
• When did the interviews for the NatCen study take place?

  Five weeks after the riots
• What assurance was given to participants in the NatCen study?

  Confidentiality of their answers
• What type of participants were also interviewed in the NatCen study?

  Community members from unaffected areas
• Which riots should students focus on for the NatCen study?

  The Tottenham riots
• What event triggered the rioting according to the study?

  A peaceful protest about a police shooting
• What specific incident triggered the Tottenham riots?

  An alleged incident between a girl and police
• How did the researchers categorize participants involved in the riots?

  Into four types: watchers, rioters, looters, non-involved
• What are 'nudge' factors in the context of the study?

  Encouraging factors for involvement in riots
• What are 'tug' factors in the context of the study?

  Discouraging factors for involvement in riots
• What type of factors did researchers divide 'nudge' and 'tug' factors into?

  Dispositional and situational factors
• What are the dispositional factors affecting decision-making in young people?

  • Easy to get involved
  • Cynicism towards authority
  • Negative experience with police
  • Poor job prospects
  • Low income
  • Limited hope for the future
  • Previous criminal activity
  • Attitudes towards authority
• What are the situational factors affecting decision-making in young people?

  • Feeling desinhibited by group power
  • Seeing others get away with it
  • Feeling anonymous
  • Friends involved
  • Seeing it on TV
  • Receiving messages
  • No adult supervision
• What are the other factors affecting decision-making in young people?

  • Family attitudes
  • Community attachment to low-level criminality
  • Sense of ownership in society
  • Desire for material goods without means
• What did researchers conclude about decisions to get involved in the riots?

  Influenced by perceived rightness and benefits
• What did researchers conclude about anti-social behavior?

  It is mainly determined by dispositional factors
• What are the limitations of the NatCen study sample?

  • Small and potentially unrepresentative
  • Biased towards imprisoned individuals
  • Reliance on memory may affect validity
  • Socially desirable responses may skew results
• Why might the findings of the NatCen study lack validity?

  Due to socially desirable responses from participants
• How might the researchers' interpretation introduce bias in the NatCen study?

  By fitting results into predefined categories
• What should students remember about the NatCen study for exams?

  • Focus on findings from the Tottenham riots
  • Distinguish between nudge and tug factors
  • Distinguish between dispositional and situational factors