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The "crime index" reflects which of the following? correct answers Part I offenses on the UCR
When conducting research with human participants, criminologists must develop a system of mutual trust and obligation between the researcher and subject. This is referred to as: correct answers Reciproc...
Criminology Part 1 Test || with 100% Error-free Answers.
The "crime index" reflects which of the following? correct answers Part I offenses on the UCR
When conducting research with human participants, criminologists must develop a system of
mutual trust and obligation between the researcher and subject. This is referred to as: correct
answers Reciprocity
Which of the following sources of data includes detailed information on criminal incidents,
including location, time, and presence of weapon? correct answers NIBRS
Criminologists agree that quantitative research is a means of inquiry superior to qualitative
methods. correct answers False
Which of the following is commonly used to refer to the number of crimes that are committed,
but which never come to official attention? correct answers The dark figure of crime
A criminologist decides to study the way in which violent crime is portrayed in newspaper
headlines. This type of research in known as: correct answers Content analysis
Which of the following refers to "consistency and/or stability of measurement"? correct answers
Reliability
Participant observation is the best method for obtaining quantitative data regarding crime. correct
answers False
The use of pretests and posttests applies to which of the following research methodologies?
correct answers Experimentation
Liquor law offenses are classified as Part I index offenses on the UCR. correct answers False
A criminologist wants to gain an in-depth understanding of the subculture of a street gang in a
particular city. Which one of the following methods would be the most appropriate method for
obtaining such an understanding? correct answers Engaging in an ethnography
If participants in an experiment have equal probability of being assigned to the experimental
group or the control group, this is accomplished through: correct answers Random Assignment
The crime_______ is the actual number of reported crimes standardized by some unit of the
population. correct answers Rate
The primary source of official crime statistics in the United States is the annual __________
published by the FBI. correct answers UCR
The majority of crimes committed in the United States are not "index offenses." correct answers
False
, The Department of Justice evaluates "what works" in criminology and criminal justice on the
assumption that it makes little sense to continue to invest in programs that do not work. This
describes: correct answers Uniform Crime Report
Researchers may misuse their positions as fraudulent pretext for gathering information as long as
they fully report their findings. correct answers False
Most crimes committed are index crimes. correct answers True
The "dark figure of crime" refers specifically to the body of organized crime syndicates that
operate in the United States correct answers False
Information on the volume of Part I and II offenses known to law enforcement, those cleared by
arrest exceptional means, and the number of persons arrested is reported to the FBI monthly.
correct answers True
If a criminologist conducts a study of an issue that he or she feels strongly about, there may be
issues with the researcher remaining: correct answers Objective
Criminologists prefer using ethnography as a research method because it is not as time
consuming as some of the other methods. correct answers False
Which of the following is true of participant observation in the field of criminology? correct
answers Participant observation is a valuable methodology for studying groups that have
historically been little-understood.
When conducting an experiment, the control group receives the treatment and the experimental
group does not. correct answers False
Criminology's subject matter is concerned with human behavior but not attitudes. correct
answers False
A criminologist secretly studies groups by temporarily deceiving them as to his or her real
purpose. This describes which research method? correct answers Disguised observation
Triangulation involves the use of multiple methods to measure a given phenomenon. correct
answers True
A fanatical adherence to a particular research method, often at the expense of a concern for
substance, is known as which of the following? correct answers Methodological narcissism
A criminologist visits the Library of Congress to analyze letters and political correspondence of
Martin Luther King, Jr. This research method is which of the following? correct answers Life
history
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