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The focus of this chapter is to place Behaviour Sequence Analysis (BSA) within Academic Psychology and previous research models. The chapter outlines how BSA can be used as an alternative to traditional methods, and why it may be beneficial to use it. This chapter outlines arguments for the use of BSA as another method for use in Crime and Forensic Psychology research. The chapter also outlines different sources of data that can be used to begin BSA research. Existing datasets, and prospective datasets (i.e., data that researchers need to collect prospectively) are outlined.
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Keatley, D. (2018). Beginning Your Research. In: Pathways in Crime. Crime Prevention and Security Management. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75226-6_2
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