One of the common methods of data analysis for qualitative research is discourse analysis. What is discourse?  Using the interview transcript below identify the relevant information that would aid in discourse analysis. Rosetta: Well, what about the crimes? Are crimes, are they universal, the world over? Are your crimes, would you say, comparable to what we have here in the United States? I’m sure you must have compared this somewhere along life’s way. Inspector: I would say the crimes are universal. Naturally it depends on the environment. You’ll find in one city that a certain type of crime is popular, shop breaking might be more popular one place. In a farming community, cattle theft would be the crime that you’re concerned with, or theft of horses or saddles, equipment like that, or farm machinery. The names differ from Canada to the United States in describing the crimes. The drug problem is increasing I think and more people are getting into the so called hard drug, such as heroin, and this is our biggest concern right now, trafficking in heroin. The marijuana situation is the same in Canada as it is in the States, it’s suddenly blossomed over the last few years and it’s causing us a lot of concern.

One of the common methods of data analysis for qualitative research is discourse analysis. What is discourse? 

Using the interview transcript below identify the relevant information that would aid in discourse analysis.

Rosetta: Well, what about the crimes? Are crimes, are they universal, the world over? Are your crimes, would you say, comparable to what we have here in the United States? I’m sure you must have compared this somewhere along life’s way.

Inspector: I would say the crimes are universal. Naturally it depends on the environment. You’ll find in one city that a certain type of crime is popular, shop breaking might be more popular one place. In a farming community, cattle theft would be the crime that you’re concerned with, or theft of horses or saddles, equipment like that, or farm machinery. The names differ from Canada to the United States in describing the crimes. The drug problem is increasing I think and more people are getting into the so called hard drug, such as heroin, and this is our biggest concern right now, trafficking in heroin. The marijuana situation is the same in Canada as it is in the States, it’s suddenly blossomed over the last few years and it’s causing us a lot of concern.