Exam 2: Research Methods in Criminology

Triangulation describes how a concept is being measured.

All of the following crimes are included in the Uniform Crime Report's Part 1 offenses except ______.

Discuss how participant observation differs from ethnography.

______ involves a system of mutual trust and obligation between the researcher and the subject.

The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) is intended to replace the Uniform Crime Report (UCR).

A criminologist secretly studies groups by temporarily deceiving them as to his or her real purpose. Which research method does this describe?

A criminologist decides to study marijuana use among college students. To do this, the criminologist conducts a survey of the students, reviews police records of drug offenses near the campus, and engages in participant observation. Overall, this approach is representative of which of the following?

What does "UCR" stand for?

Criminologists do not have to consider social injustices such as discrimination, oppression, or harassment when they conduct their work.

Researchers should properly acknowledge the work of others.

Identify one weakness of victimization surveys.

Founded crimes are crimes that the police decide never took place.

Most crimes committed are index crimes.

A concept that has been operationalized or measured in a specific manner and that can vary and is usually of a quantitative nature is known as a ______.

Briefly describe Stanley Milgram's Obedience to Authority study.

As a criminologist, you are tasked with studying the criminal activities of gang members in a particular community through participant observation. Identify relevant ethical concerns with this study. How would these concerns shape your research project?

Criminology's subject matter is concerned with human behavior but not attitudes.

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 ______.

Theories involve attempts to develop reasonable explanations of reality.

Equivalence means the assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups in such a manner that they are assumed to be alike in all major respects.