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Using Feminist Methods and Restorative Justice to Interview Capital Offenders’ Family Members

Georgia State University, ebeck{at}gsu.edu

Sarah Britto

Central Washington University, brittos{at}cwu.edu

Researching sensitive topics is critical to understanding women’s lives. However, this research often carries the risk of retraumatization and exploitation. This articleexamines the development of a sensitive-topic interview protocol that sought to minimize harm and to gain reliable and valid data by using principles from feminist methods and theory, and restorative justice. The development of the protocol is examined and its effectiveness is explored in a postinterview survey of family members of capital offenders. The data indicate that the methods minimized harm and that the protocol resulted in a robust understanding of the participants’ lived experience from their perspectives.

Key Words: feminist methods • qualitative methods • sensitive topics

Affilia, Vol. 21, No. 1, 59-70 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0886109905283139


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