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An indicator of the dimension “victim harm” is _____. a. economic gain b. gender of victim c. physical injury d. location of injury The word ethical means: a. conforming to the standards of conduct of a given profession or group […]

Cross-sectional studies are those based on observations made at one time. Construct validity is concerned with the ability to generalize from the results of the experimental group to the control group. Answer: F Four purposes of research are exploration, description, […]

What are the two major types of applied research? a. evaluate specific programs and policy analysis b. evaluate criminal behaviors and policy analysis c. evaluate specific programs and policy setting d. evaluate criminal behaviors and policy setting Which of the […]

Which of the following would be an example of the data coming from the Census Bureau that have criminal justice applications? a. Court records of Children in Custody b. Self Report Survey data c. Survey of Inmates in Local Jails […]

Construct validity refers to _____. a. a comparison of measures to some external criterion b. an empirical measure that may or may not agree with our common understanding of a particular concept c. the degree to which a measure covers […]

Statistics that summarize data in manageable forms are known as _________________ statistics. Sampling is often used when it is not possible to collect information from all persons you want to study and when it is not necessary to collect information […]

Which type of questions should be avoided on a questionnaire? a. short items b. contingency questions c. ambiguous questions d. matrix questions Which of the following would be an example of content analysis in criminal justice research? a. counting the […]

The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics is the most comprehensive Bureau of Justice Statistics publication. It includes a multitude of data including all of the following except _____. a. characteristics of criminal justice agencies b. public opinion answers coming from […]

An interview with victims of domestic violence designed to measure their reluctance to report their victimization to the police may result in _____. a. physical harm b. psychological harm c. no harm at all d. the police coming to arrest […]

The final stage of the research process is _____. a. interpretation b. literature review c. analysis d. application The term “questionnaire” suggests a collection of _____. a. statements b. concepts c. conclusions d. ideas Answer: A When a supervisor for […]

After careful study of the relationship between the economy and arson, the conclusion was drawn that when the economy is poor and unemployment is high, the arson rates go up. The researcher concluded that unemployed people are more likely to […]

The age of an offender is an example of which level of measurement? a. interval b. nominal c. ratio d. ordinal Case flow represents the process through which subjects are accumulated in which two kinds of groups? a. experimental and […]

Content analysis involves the systematic study of agency records. Deception of subjects is never appropriate. Answer: F Traditional beliefs about patrol effectiveness, response time and detective work are examples of _________________. Answer: agreement reality One technique borrowed from market research […]