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The Graduate
Your time is greatly appreciated. My P.I.P concerns crime fiction as entertainment and in particular, the forensic science aspect of it.
Wikipedia defines crime fiction as a genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. It has several sub-genres, including detective fiction (including the whodunnit), legal thriller, courtroom drama, and hard-boiled fiction.
Firstly, some information about yourself:
1. Are you
a) Male
b) Female
2. Age group
a) 13 – 17
b) 18 – 29
c) 30 – 39
d) 40 – 49
e) 50 – 59
f) 60 – 69
g) 70 and over
3. What suburb do you live in?
Part 1.
1. How many hours of television do you watch every week?
a) 0 hours
b) 3 – 5 hours
c) 5 – 10 hours
d) 10 – 20 hours
2. What genre of television program do you enjoy most (choose as many as required)?
a) Drama
b) Comedy
c) Reality
d) Documentry
e) News/current affair
f) Crime
e) Other (please specify)
3. Do you enjoy crime fiction as a genre?
a) Yes
b) No
4. Which do you prefer, crime literature or crime television programmes?
a) Literature (e.g. novels, articles etc)
b) Television programmes
c) Both
d) Neither
5. Do you enjoy crime television programmes that involve forensic science?
a) Yes
b) No
6. Do you enjoy these more than normal crime fiction programs?
a) Yes
b) No
7. How many hours of crime fiction do you watch every week?
a) 0 hours
b) 1 – 3 hours
c) 3 – 5 hours
d) 5+ hours
8. Of these television programmes currently on television, which do you enjoy? (choose as many as appropriate)
a) CSI (including CSI: Miami and CSI: New York)
b) Law and Order (including Law and Order: SVU and Law and Order: Criminal Intent)
c) Without A Trace
d) Cold Case
e) Body of Evidence
f) Post Mortem
g) Crossing Jordan
h) NYPD Blue
i) Blue Heelers
j) Medium
k) NCIS
l) Other (please specify)
Part 2.
1. Does forensic science as entertainment interest you? If so, why?
2. Do you think that the inclusion of forensic science in a crime fiction program interests you more than one without it? Why?
3. Have you always enjoyed crime fiction? If not, what other genres?
Thankyou for completing this survey, all information will remain confidential (well as confidential as it can in a public forum).
-Jessica
Wikipedia defines crime fiction as a genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. It has several sub-genres, including detective fiction (including the whodunnit), legal thriller, courtroom drama, and hard-boiled fiction.
Firstly, some information about yourself:
1. Are you
a) Male
b) Female
2. Age group
a) 13 – 17
b) 18 – 29
c) 30 – 39
d) 40 – 49
e) 50 – 59
f) 60 – 69
g) 70 and over
3. What suburb do you live in?
Part 1.
1. How many hours of television do you watch every week?
a) 0 hours
b) 3 – 5 hours
c) 5 – 10 hours
d) 10 – 20 hours
2. What genre of television program do you enjoy most (choose as many as required)?
a) Drama
b) Comedy
c) Reality
d) Documentry
e) News/current affair
f) Crime
e) Other (please specify)
3. Do you enjoy crime fiction as a genre?
a) Yes
b) No
4. Which do you prefer, crime literature or crime television programmes?
a) Literature (e.g. novels, articles etc)
b) Television programmes
c) Both
d) Neither
5. Do you enjoy crime television programmes that involve forensic science?
a) Yes
b) No
6. Do you enjoy these more than normal crime fiction programs?
a) Yes
b) No
7. How many hours of crime fiction do you watch every week?
a) 0 hours
b) 1 – 3 hours
c) 3 – 5 hours
d) 5+ hours
8. Of these television programmes currently on television, which do you enjoy? (choose as many as appropriate)
a) CSI (including CSI: Miami and CSI: New York)
b) Law and Order (including Law and Order: SVU and Law and Order: Criminal Intent)
c) Without A Trace
d) Cold Case
e) Body of Evidence
f) Post Mortem
g) Crossing Jordan
h) NYPD Blue
i) Blue Heelers
j) Medium
k) NCIS
l) Other (please specify)
Part 2.
1. Does forensic science as entertainment interest you? If so, why?
2. Do you think that the inclusion of forensic science in a crime fiction program interests you more than one without it? Why?
3. Have you always enjoyed crime fiction? If not, what other genres?
Thankyou for completing this survey, all information will remain confidential (well as confidential as it can in a public forum).
-Jessica