Exam 3: Measuring Delinquency

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the UCR?

A __________ survey gathers information from the same individuals at more than one point in time.

The National Crime Victimization Survey indicates that the number of crimes in America is __________ the number reported in the Uniform Crime Reports.

In survey research, _____________ is the extent to which repeated measurements of a variable produce the same or similar responses over time.

The Gluecks compared offenders and non-offenders by matching 500 delinquent boys with a control group of 500 non-delinquent boys.

Which research method did Shaw and McKay use to study the geographic distribution of (officially defined) delinquents across the city of Chicago?

All three data sources (UCR, NCVS, and self-report surveys) reveal similar patterns in the demographic characteristics of those who commit serious crimes.

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program includes primarily four types of information. Which of the following is NOT one of these types of information?

All juvenile delinquency cases are referred to juvenile court.

Ethnography is a form of _____________ that involves direct, systematic observation.

Cross-sectional surveys gather information from the same individuals at more than one point in time.

The selection of a sample that is truly representative of the population of interest is crucial in which research method?

Ethnography involves describing cultural life based on direct, systematic observation.

The National Crime Victimization Survey was developed to overcome problems with data included in official reports of crime and delinquency.

In their book Unraveling of Juvenile Delinquency, the Gluecks argued that family life was the most important factor distinguishing delinquents from non-delinquents.

Juvenile Court Statistics is a publication that reports data regarding:

The great strength of Shaw and McKay's work is that it focused attention on what type of previously neglected factors in predicting delinquency?

Which of the following is a weakness of victimization surveys?

The National Crime Victimization Survey estimates suggest that the actual amount of crime is roughly __________ times higher than official statistics indicate.

The major drawback to ethnographic research is that everything the ethnographer describes is viewed through the lens of his or her perceptions.