Question 1

Tape or digital voice recorders actively discourage subjects from elaborating on answers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Brief field notes, called jottings, serve as memory joggers when writing the actual field notes at a later time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Qualitative methods may provide the only opportunity to learn about organized crime but they should ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  not be used when potential risks can be determined to be less than half 
B)  be deemed acceptable when the researcher agrees to do it, even though his/her employer does not 
C)  not be used if the risks to the researchers are unacceptably high 
D)  only be used if local police agree 
A)  not be used when potential risks can be determined to be less than half 
B)  be deemed acceptable when the researcher agrees to do it, even though his/her employer does not 
C)  not be used if the risks to the researchers are unacceptably high 
D)  only be used if local police agree

Question 4

What is reflexivity? Why is it important?

Accepted Answer

Confidence in the conclusions from a fie

Question 5

In qualitative research, the ______ of data and their ______ are not typically separate activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  collection; conceptualization 
B)  conceptualization; collection 
C)  analysis; categorization 
D)  collection; analysis 
A)  collection; conceptualization 
B)  conceptualization; collection 
C)  analysis; categorization 
D)  collection; analysis

Question 6

How does Qualitative Data Analysis compare with Quantitative Data Analysis?

Accepted Answer

Let us review the ways in which qualitat

Question 7

What are qualitative methods? How can they be used? Name and describe the three distinctive research designs.

Accepted Answer

Qualitative methods can often be used to

Question 8

The process of qualitative data analysis has been described as an art, or "dance" (Miller and Crabtree, 1999).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In his role as "watch queen" in his study of male homosexual behavior in a public restroom, Laud Humphreys was adopting the role of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  overt participant 
B)  participant as observer 
C)  covert participant 
D)  observer 
A)  overt participant 
B)  participant as observer 
C)  covert participant 
D)  observer

Question 10

There are set standards for evaluating the validity or authenticity of conclusions in a qualitative study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Qualitative research can raise some complex ethical issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is Netnography?

Accepted Answer

Communities can refer not only to people

Question 13

What is tacit knowledge? Why is it important in qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A qualitative researcher's conclusions s

Question 14

The primary means of recording participant observation data is(are) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  jottings 
B)  theoretical notes 
C)  written field notes 
D)  a tape recorder 
A)  jottings 
B)  theoretical notes 
C)  written field notes 
D)  a tape recorder

Question 15

With focus groups, the researcher asks specific questions and guides the discussion to ensure that group members address the questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Tape or digital voice recorders actively discourage subjects from elaborating on answers.

Brief field notes, called jottings, serve as memory joggers when writing the actual field notes at a later time.

Qualitative methods may provide the only opportunity to learn about organized crime but they should ______.

What is reflexivity? Why is it important?

In qualitative research, the of data and their are not typically separate activities.

How does Qualitative Data Analysis compare with Quantitative Data Analysis?

What are qualitative methods? How can they be used? Name and describe the three distinctive research designs.

The process of qualitative data analysis has been described as an art, or "dance" (Miller and Crabtree, 1999).

In his role as "watch queen" in his study of male homosexual behavior in a public restroom, Laud Humphreys was adopting the role of ______.

There are set standards for evaluating the validity or authenticity of conclusions in a qualitative study.

Qualitative research can raise some complex ethical issues.

What is Netnography?

What is tacit knowledge? Why is it important in qualitative research?

The primary means of recording participant observation data is(are) ______.

With focus groups, the researcher asks specific questions and guides the discussion to ensure that group members address the questions.

Science, Society, and Research Related to Criminal Justice and Criminology

The Process and Problems of Research Related to Crime and Criminology

Ethical Guidelines for Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Analyzing Content and Police Data: Social-Network Analysis, Crime Mapping, Big Data, and Content Analysis

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Summarizing and Reporting Research

Filters

Exam 8: Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Tape or digital voice recorders actively discourage subjects from elaborating on answers.

Brief field notes, called jottings, serve as memory joggers when writing the actual field notes at a later time.

Qualitative methods may provide the only opportunity to learn about organized crime but they should ______.

What is reflexivity? Why is it important?

In qualitative research, the ______ of data and their ______ are not typically separate activities.

How does Qualitative Data Analysis compare with Quantitative Data Analysis?

What are qualitative methods? How can they be used? Name and describe the three distinctive research designs.

The process of qualitative data analysis has been described as an art, or "dance" (Miller and Crabtree, 1999).

In his role as "watch queen" in his study of male homosexual behavior in a public restroom, Laud Humphreys was adopting the role of ______.

There are set standards for evaluating the validity or authenticity of conclusions in a qualitative study.

Qualitative research can raise some complex ethical issues.

What is Netnography?

What is tacit knowledge? Why is it important in qualitative research?

The primary means of recording participant observation data is(are) ______.

With focus groups, the researcher asks specific questions and guides the discussion to ensure that group members address the questions.

Science, Society, and Research Related to Criminal Justice and Criminology

The Process and Problems of Research Related to Crime and Criminology

Ethical Guidelines for Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Analyzing Content and Police Data: Social-Network Analysis, Crime Mapping, Big Data, and Content Analysis

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Summarizing and Reporting Research

Filters

In qualitative research, the of data and their are not typically separate activities.