Exam 2: Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Dr.Quinn is interested in who is least likely to show up for their trial; those who bond out of jail with the help of a bondsman or those placed in a court sponsored pre-trial release program.The results of the study indicate that those inmates released using a bail bondsmen had a lower failure to appear at trial rate than those using court sponsored pre-trial release.The findings of the study are used to close the expensive court run pre-trial release program.This study is an example of what type of research?

Which type of research frequently involves the inductive method?

The logic of social scientific inquiry is based in the use of ____________________ to guide the inquiry.

Which of the following is most accurate?

Which of the following illustrates situational crime prevention?

In using scientific inquiry,in deduction we reason toward observations; in induction we reason from observations.

The zone of transition in Chicago characterized by weak families,social institutions and substandard housing produced a phenomenon called ____________________ disorganization.

A paradigm and a theory refer to two different things.The paradigm is a fundamental model or scheme that organizes our view of something.

All people are mortal,therefore Socrates is mortal is an example of which type of logic?

Which one of the following is not a function of theories:

The ecological approach to understanding crime suggests that human behavior is partially the result of the physical and social environment where the behavior takes place.

Which of the following is not true concerning theory,research and policy relationships?

Using the inductive model,____________________ are developed from the analysis of research data.

Research on a criminal justice related policy is an example of

Which of the following is an example of subjectivity?

According to ecological theory,which of the following is not a fundamental principle?

Another word for intersubjective agreement is ____________________.

This term represents a set of concepts and the proposed relationships among these; a structure that is intended to represent or model something about the world.

The process of specifying steps,procedures,or operations for actually identifying and measuring variables to be observed is ____________________.

Which of the following is not an example of a type of statement?