Consider the following scenarios. Assume that all of the analysis and investigation that is possible with existing police data has already been done and has yielded no additional clues:

Metropolis police are seeing a major increase in thefts of car parts from auto dealerships. They happen at night, from cars left unattended in the parking lots, and a wide variety of parts--grilles, headlights, tires and rims, airbags, and electronic components--are targeted. The thefts are spread over 12 of the city's 15 dealerships, and among the 12, three dealerships account for 50% of the thefts.

• What research questions or hypotheses might you generate from the information already supplied.
• What methods ofqualitativeresearch might you use to answer the research questions or test the hypotheses?