Question 1

Demographic shifts may provide some explanation for rapidly rising or falling crime rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not true of a simple random sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  it has the characteristic of an EPSEM sample 
B)  it assures a representative sample 
C)  it requires a complete list of the population to be sampled 
D)  it can be cumbersome to perform 
A)  it has the characteristic of an EPSEM sample 
B)  it assures a representative sample 
C)  it requires a complete list of the population to be sampled 
D)  it can be cumbersome to perform

Question 3

The first major revision of the UCR took place in the sixties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss the Uniform Crime Reports as a measure of crime in the United States.What are some of its shortcomings?

Accepted Answer

The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is a nat

Question 5

_________________ is a research strategy in which the researcher observes a group by participating, to varying degrees, in the activities of the group.

Accepted Answer

Participan

Question 6

According to the classification of data gathering approaches in the text, the use of the Uniform Crime Reports for research purposes would be considered an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  an experiment 
B)  survey research 
C)  participant observation 
D)  unobtrusive measures 
A)  an experiment 
B)  survey research 
C)  participant observation 
D)  unobtrusive measures

Question 7

Which of the following is not a probability sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  quota 
B)  stratified 
C)  cluster 
D)  simple random 
A)  quota 
B)  stratified 
C)  cluster 
D)  simple random

Question 8

There is a positive relationship between a larger, improved, and professional police establishment and rising crime rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is a description of a judgmental sample?

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S. Census 
B)  a marketing survey of test market cities 
C)  studying a sample of census tracts 
D)  the National Crime Survey 
A)  the U.S. Census 
B)  a marketing survey of test market cities 
C)  studying a sample of census tracts 
D)  the National Crime Survey

Question 10

A type of sampling which relies upon knowledge of the dis tribution or proportion of population characteristics in order to choose a sample which assures representativeness of these characteristics is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  simple random sample 
B)  stratified sample 
C)  cluster sample 
D)  systematic sample 
A)  simple random sample 
B)  stratified sample 
C)  cluster sample 
D)  systematic sample

Question 11

_________________ sampling is a nonprobability stratified sample.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ sampling is a nonprobability stratified sample....

Question 12

Most federal cases, "victimless" crimes, and white collar crimes are not contained in the UCR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following was not mentioned in the text as responsible for the big increase in the crime rate in the sixties?

Accepted Answer

A)  better communications 
B)  moral decay 
C)  more professional police departments 
D)  better recording of crime 
A)  better communications 
B)  moral decay 
C)  more professional police departments 
D)  better recording of crime

Question 14

The original UCR system reported many attempted crimes as completed ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A quota sample is a nonprobability stratified sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Focus groups are employed in participant-observation studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Give some examples from criminal justice and criminology of research that has been conducted using different types of data gathering strategies.

Accepted Answer

Some examples of research in criminal ju

Question 18

Discuss some of the major features and changes in the redesigned UCR.What advantages do these have over features of the old UCR?

Accepted Answer

The redesigned UCR (Uniform Crime Report

Question 19

_________________ samples are ones in which every Nth item in a list is included.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ samples are ones in which every...

Question 20

Nonprobability samples utilize an equal probability of selection method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Demographic shifts may provide some explanation for rapidly rising or falling crime rates.

Which of the following is not true of a simple random sample?

The first major revision of the UCR took place in the sixties.

Discuss the Uniform Crime Reports as a measure of crime in the United States.What are some of its shortcomings?

_________________ is a research strategy in which the researcher observes a group by participating, to varying degrees, in the activities of the group.

According to the classification of data gathering approaches in the text, the use of the Uniform Crime Reports for research purposes would be considered an example of:

Which of the following is not a probability sample?

There is a positive relationship between a larger, improved, and professional police establishment and rising crime rates.

Which of the following is a description of a judgmental sample?

A type of sampling which relies upon knowledge of the dis tribution or proportion of population characteristics in order to choose a sample which assures representativeness of these characteristics is a:

_________________ sampling is a nonprobability stratified sample.

Most federal cases, "victimless" crimes, and white collar crimes are not contained in the UCR.

Which of the following was not mentioned in the text as responsible for the big increase in the crime rate in the sixties?

The original UCR system reported many attempted crimes as completed ones.

A quota sample is a nonprobability stratified sample.

Focus groups are employed in participant-observation studies.

Give some examples from criminal justice and criminology of research that has been conducted using different types of data gathering strategies.

Discuss some of the major features and changes in the redesigned UCR.What advantages do these have over features of the old UCR?

_________________ samples are ones in which every Nth item in a list is included.

Nonprobability samples utilize an equal probability of selection method.

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

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

Exam 4: The Uniform Crime Reports and Sampling

Demographic shifts may provide some explanation for rapidly rising or falling crime rates.

Which of the following is not true of a simple random sample?

The first major revision of the UCR took place in the sixties.

Discuss the Uniform Crime Reports as a measure of crime in the United States.What are some of its shortcomings?

_________________ is a research strategy in which the researcher observes a group by participating, to varying degrees, in the activities of the group.

According to the classification of data gathering approaches in the text, the use of the Uniform Crime Reports for research purposes would be considered an example of:

Which of the following is not a probability sample?

There is a positive relationship between a larger, improved, and professional police establishment and rising crime rates.

Which of the following is a description of a judgmental sample?

A type of sampling which relies upon knowledge of the dis tribution or proportion of population characteristics in order to choose a sample which assures representativeness of these characteristics is a:

_________________ sampling is a nonprobability stratified sample.

Most federal cases, "victimless" crimes, and white collar crimes are not contained in the UCR.

Which of the following was not mentioned in the text as responsible for the big increase in the crime rate in the sixties?

The original UCR system reported many attempted crimes as completed ones.

A quota sample is a nonprobability stratified sample.

Focus groups are employed in participant-observation studies.

Give some examples from criminal justice and criminology of research that has been conducted using different types of data gathering strategies.

Discuss some of the major features and changes in the redesigned UCR.What advantages do these have over features of the old UCR?

_________________ samples are ones in which every Nth item in a list is included.

Nonprobability samples utilize an equal probability of selection method.

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Ethics in Criminal Justice Research

Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

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