Interview Questions (Juvenile Delinquent)
Seung Yeon Jeon, Ok Chul Jung, Jae Won Kim
This interview is part of the project for the class called "Advanced English: Culture and Society". The aim of the project is to broaden the view towards juvenile delinquents by having more stories of juvenile delinquents be heard. The interview will only be used for academic purposes and your privacy will be protected thoroughly.
1. personal information(age/sex)
2. The experiences in the youth detention center
-When and how long were you in the detention center?
-Did you study in the detention center? If so, how? What were the main activities there?
-How did the teachers of youth detention center treat you?
-What were the main differences of the days in youth detention center compared to the life here?
3. Relationships in youth detention center
-Did you make friends there?
-How was your relationships with your classmates and roommates?
-Are you in contact with those people even now?
-What was the atmosphere like in the detention center? Who was the most popular one among the teenagers?
-How did you think of the juvenile delinquents before you went to the detention center? How about now?
4. Life after the youth detention center
-What were your feelings on the day you came back from the youth detention center?
-Were there any differences regarding the relationships with people around you?
(How others treat you or How you treat others)
-Are there any plans for your future career? If there is, what kind of plan did you have before you went to the detention center? Are there any differences between the plans you made back then and the plans you made after you got out of the detention center?
-What kind of relationships did you have with your parents before you went to the facility? Are there any differences in relationships with your parents?
5. Thoughts about crime
-What were your thoughts when you committed the crime? What did you feel when you were interrogated?
-What do you think about that incident now?
-Is there any advice for the teenagers who committed crime?
-Regarding the incident, if you have anything you want to say to yourself back then, what would it be?
-Is there anything else you would want to say to your younger self?
6. Is there anything more you want to add about juvenile delinquents?
Interesting but somewhat limited questions, I think. First of all, the question 'Who was the most popular one among the teenagers?' in section 3 has ambiguity. I think the intention of that question is to ask 'what kind of person was the most popular', not 'who the person is'. It might look like a picky critic but just commenting now :)
답글삭제And I am also curious why you didn't ask the family background like whether your interviewees are from divorced or domestic violence family. To talk about the stereotype 'The family background of juvenile delinquents must be unfortunate', I think putting some questions asking about it would have been nicer. And asking about the rehabilitation program of the detention center would help understanding about them more, I think.