Question 1

The Project of Human Development utilized an accelerated panel design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following is usually the first step in the research process?

Accepted Answer

A)  research design 
B)  data analysis 
C)  data gathering 
D)  problem formulation 
A)  research design 
B)  data analysis 
C)  data gathering 
D)  problem formulation D

Question 3

_________________ is practical research concerned with solving immediate policy problems.

Accepted Answer

Applied research

Question 4

_________________ represents an attempt to develop plausible explanations of reality; to explain, predict, and understand how and why events occur.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ represents an attempt to develop plausible...

Question 5

Attempts to answer the question "what is" is a description of:

Accepted Answer

A)  theory 
B)  method 
C)  hypothesis 
D)  variable 
A)  theory 
B)  method 
C)  hypothesis 
D)  variable

Question 6

Most of the research methods employed in criminal justice are borrowed from and shared with the other social sciences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Much research in criminal justice has been criticized as be ing virtually worthless due to the large amount of error it contains.Comment upon the role of research in criminal justice and the proper conduct of criticism of such research.

Accepted Answer

Research in criminal justice plays a cru

Question 8

Research which is intended to advance knowledge with less concern for practical implications is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  applied research 
B)  evaluation research 
C)  pure research 
D)  descriptive research 
A)  applied research 
B)  evaluation research 
C)  pure research 
D)  descriptive research

Question 9

Sound criminal justice research must eliminate all sources of error in order to be acceptable as accurate and valid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Error is ever present even in the best of research in criminal justice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was not mentioned by the Ad Hoc Committee on Justice Research as a role of practitioners in the setting of a federal research agenda?

Accepted Answer

A)  practitioners should have an equal role with academi cians in establishing research agendas 
B)  practitioners should play a role in peer review of proposals 
C)  practitioners should have a role in disseminating the results of research 
D)  practitioners should insist that all research be policy relevant 
A)  practitioners should have an equal role with academi cians in establishing research agendas 
B)  practitioners should play a role in peer review of proposals 
C)  practitioners should have a role in disseminating the results of research 
D)  practitioners should insist that all research be policy relevant

Question 12

All criminal justice research is empirical in nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following was not suggested by Hirschi and Selvin as advice for either doing or critiquing the research of others?

Accepted Answer

A)  use objectivity 
B)  use statistics 
C)  be vigilant 
D)  be sympathetic 
A)  use objectivity 
B)  use statistics 
C)  be vigilant 
D)  be sympathetic

Question 14

Theory devoid of method is preferable to method devoid of theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Concepts are variables that have been operationalized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Quantitative research is of a higher order and is superior to qualitative research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In predicting general patterns social scientists deal in probabilities and do not expect these patterns to hold in each and every case.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The null hypothesis is the predicted expected relationship and cannot be tested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Concepts are converted into variables through operationali zation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Specific statements or predictions regarding the relation ship between two variables is known as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  variable 
B)  concept 
C)  theory 
D)  hypothesis 
A)  variable 
B)  concept 
C)  theory 
D)  hypothesis

The Project of Human Development utilized an accelerated panel design.

Which of the following is usually the first step in the research process?

_________________ is practical research concerned with solving immediate policy problems.

_________________ represents an attempt to develop plausible explanations of reality; to explain, predict, and understand how and why events occur.

Attempts to answer the question "what is" is a description of:

Most of the research methods employed in criminal justice are borrowed from and shared with the other social sciences.

Much research in criminal justice has been criticized as be ing virtually worthless due to the large amount of error it contains.Comment upon the role of research in criminal justice and the proper conduct of criticism of such research.

Research which is intended to advance knowledge with less concern for practical implications is called:

Sound criminal justice research must eliminate all sources of error in order to be acceptable as accurate and valid.

Error is ever present even in the best of research in criminal justice.

What was not mentioned by the Ad Hoc Committee on Justice Research as a role of practitioners in the setting of a federal research agenda?

All criminal justice research is empirical in nature.

Which of the following was not suggested by Hirschi and Selvin as advice for either doing or critiquing the research of others?

Theory devoid of method is preferable to method devoid of theory.

Concepts are variables that have been operationalized.

Quantitative research is of a higher order and is superior to qualitative research.

In predicting general patterns social scientists deal in probabilities and do not expect these patterns to hold in each and every case.

The null hypothesis is the predicted expected relationship and cannot be tested.

Concepts are converted into variables through operationali zation.

Specific statements or predictions regarding the relation ship between two variables is known as a:

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling

Survey Research: Questionnaires

Survey Research: Interviews and Telephone Surveys

Participant Observation and Case Studies

Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and the Uses of Official Statistics

Validity, Reliability, and Triangulated Strategies

Scaling and Index Construction

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research

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Exam 1: Introduction to Criminal Justice

The Project of Human Development utilized an accelerated panel design.

Which of the following is usually the first step in the research process?

_________________ is practical research concerned with solving immediate policy problems.

_________________ represents an attempt to develop plausible explanations of reality; to explain, predict, and understand how and why events occur.

Attempts to answer the question "what is" is a description of:

Most of the research methods employed in criminal justice are borrowed from and shared with the other social sciences.

Much research in criminal justice has been criticized as be ing virtually worthless due to the large amount of error it contains.Comment upon the role of research in criminal justice and the proper conduct of criticism of such research.

Research which is intended to advance knowledge with less concern for practical implications is called:

Sound criminal justice research must eliminate all sources of error in order to be acceptable as accurate and valid.

Error is ever present even in the best of research in criminal justice.

What was not mentioned by the Ad Hoc Committee on Justice Research as a role of practitioners in the setting of a federal research agenda?

All criminal justice research is empirical in nature.

Which of the following was not suggested by Hirschi and Selvin as advice for either doing or critiquing the research of others?

Theory devoid of method is preferable to method devoid of theory.

Concepts are variables that have been operationalized.

Quantitative research is of a higher order and is superior to qualitative research.

In predicting general patterns social scientists deal in probabilities and do not expect these patterns to hold in each and every case.

The null hypothesis is the predicted expected relationship and cannot be tested.

Concepts are converted into variables through operationali zation.

Specific statements or predictions regarding the relation ship between two variables is known as a:

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling

Survey Research: Questionnaires

Survey Research: Interviews and Telephone Surveys

Participant Observation and Case Studies

Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and the Uses of Official Statistics

Validity, Reliability, and Triangulated Strategies

Scaling and Index Construction

Policy Analysis and Evaluation Research

Filters