Interviews with men convicted of rape: reflections and lessons of a female researcher in a male Delhi prison

• Authors: Madhumita Pandey
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Research involving prisoners is a vital source of information on crime but is often fraught with several challenges. This article presents an analysis of one of the first prison researches conducted in India with men convicted of rape. It examines and expands on the nuances of interacting with men convicted of rape and exploring a range of deeply personal questions with them. The research analysis attempts to highlight the impact of the researcher’s positionality on offender accounts by also discussing social proximity and gender. This article contributes to the broader discourse around conducting qualitative research in prisons.

Keywords

EN

India; offenders; interviews; qualitative research; prison; gender; reflection

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 135-158
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Madhumita Pandey

• Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i. / Institute of Sociology CAS, Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic