Exam 1: Introduction

The term for who or what we plan to study is ____________

Name one form of applied research.

Concepts are specific items that are easily measurable.

All of the following are elements of the scientific method, as conceived by Wallace (1971) EXCEPT:

A police chief calls you to do research to find out if the new community policing program is effective. What type of research is this?

How does a theory differ from a hypothesis?

The scientific method does NOT require researchers to adhere to a strict set of rules.

The __________ is a systematic procedure for doing research.

Those who ascribe to scientism believe that all events are unique and warrant chronicling.

What is operationalization?

Program evaluation tends to focus on __________ issues, while policy analysis focuses on ________ issues.

Evidence-based practice has been used regularly throughout the history of criminal justice.

A ________ is a vague, abstract term that needs to be further defined before researchers attempt to measure it.

Program evaluation is a process of finding solutions to current or future problems.

What is evidence-based practice?

______ is the natural science approach to research, while _________ is much more common in the humanities.

Qualitative research has a long tradition in urban anthropology.

_______ is more common in criminal justice and is based on numbers and trends.

Which type of research sets out to improve our knowledge base?

A distinguishing feature of qualitative research is its emphasis on numbers.