Abstract

Photo elicitation interviews (PEIs) are a means to solicit responses, reactions, and insights from participants by using photographs or other images as stimuli during interviews. Such styles of interviewing are consistent with feminist and critical methodologies that promote empowering participants by providing a means to direct the research and shape how they are portrayed. Although it is an impactful method, PEIs are still relatively uncommon within criminology and criminal justice. Our aim here is to promote the use of PEIs in crime and justice research. To do so, we provide a practical guide to carrying out this type of research. Specifically, we use illustrations from research relating to people who use psychedelics (e.g. peyote) in religious ceremonies to detail the steps in designing a project that relies on PEIs, including how to solicit photographs from participants, develop photo kits, conduct interviews, and present final products. We conclude with a discussion of ethics of using this approach.

摘要

照片启发式访谈 (PEI) 是一种在访谈期间通过使用照片或其他图像作为刺激来征求参与者的反应、反应和见解的方法。这种采访风格与女权主义和批判性方法相一致，通过提供一种指导研究和塑造他们被描绘的方式来促进赋予参与者权力。尽管它是一种有影响力的方法，但 PEI 在犯罪学和刑事司法中仍然相对不常见。我们的目标是促进 PEI 在犯罪和司法研究中的使用。为此，我们提供了开展此类研究的实用指南。具体来说，我们使用与在宗教仪式中使用迷幻药（例如仙人掌）的人相关的研究插图来详细说明设计依赖 PEI 的项目的步骤，包括如何向参与者征集照片、开发照片套件、进行采访和展示最终产品。我们最后讨论了使用这种方法的伦理问题。