Question 1

A purposive (judgmental) sample is a nonprobability sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

_________________ is the term for clandestine or nonreactive methods of data gathering.

Accepted Answer

Unobtrusiv

Question 3

The _________________ rule under the original Uniform Crime Reports held that, if multiple crimes took place within the same event, only the single most serious crime was reported.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________________ rule under the original Uniform...

Question 4

Unobtrusive measures refer to secretive or nonreactive methods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The National Incident-Based Reporting System requires detailed data on individual crime incidents and arrests using separate reports for each incident/arrest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Cluster sampling is a particularly useful technique to employ:

Accepted Answer

A)  when interviewing populations that are geographically widely dispersed 
B)  in telephone interviews of households 
C)  in surveys employing mail questionnaires 
D)  for experimental purposes 
A)  when interviewing populations that are geographically widely dispersed 
B)  in telephone interviews of households 
C)  in surveys employing mail questionnaires 
D)  for experimental purposes

Question 7

The expression of crime in rates per certain units of popu lation enables a fair comparison of different size units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The original UCR only reported summary counts of crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Nonprobability samples violate the equal probability of selection procedure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The hierarchy rule as employed in the UCR reports the most serious offense involved in a criminal incident.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The UCR includes most victimless and white collar crimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not an index offense?

Accepted Answer

A)  murder 
B)  rape 
C)  burglary 
D)  embezzlement 
A)  murder 
B)  rape 
C)  burglary 
D)  embezzlement

Question 13

Criminal profiling involves bringing together groups of volunteers in order to record their attitudes regarding crime and criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The redesigned UCR eliminates the hierarchy rule for recording multiple crime incidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Criminal profiling involves attempts to construct typical characteristics of certain types of criminals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Coverage of the Uniform Crime Reports has steadily improved since its inception in 1930.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

This type of sampling involves taking every Nth item in a list:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

_________________ sampling involves using introductions from initial subjects to obtain a network of other subjects.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ sampling involves using introductions from initial...

Question 19

_________________ is a type of sampling usually used in surveys that involve field interviews and is most useful in studies that involve widely dispersed subjects.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ is a type of sampling usually...

Question 20

In addition to "Crimes Against Person" and "Crimes Against Property" the redesigned Uniform Crime Reports features a new category, "Crimes Against _________________  ."

Accepted Answer

The answer of In addition to "Crimes Against Person" and...

A purposive (judgmental) sample is a nonprobability sample.

_________________ is the term for clandestine or nonreactive methods of data gathering.

The _________________ rule under the original Uniform Crime Reports held that, if multiple crimes took place within the same event, only the single most serious crime was reported.

Unobtrusive measures refer to secretive or nonreactive methods.

The National Incident-Based Reporting System requires detailed data on individual crime incidents and arrests using separate reports for each incident/arrest.

Cluster sampling is a particularly useful technique to employ:

The expression of crime in rates per certain units of popu lation enables a fair comparison of different size units.

The original UCR only reported summary counts of crime.

Nonprobability samples violate the equal probability of selection procedure.

The hierarchy rule as employed in the UCR reports the most serious offense involved in a criminal incident.

The UCR includes most victimless and white collar crimes.

Which of the following is not an index offense?

Criminal profiling involves bringing together groups of volunteers in order to record their attitudes regarding crime and criminals.

The redesigned UCR eliminates the hierarchy rule for recording multiple crime incidents.

Criminal profiling involves attempts to construct typical characteristics of certain types of criminals.

Coverage of the Uniform Crime Reports has steadily improved since its inception in 1930.

This type of sampling involves taking every Nth item in a list:

_________________ sampling involves using introductions from initial subjects to obtain a network of other subjects.

_________________ is a type of sampling usually used in surveys that involve field interviews and is most useful in studies that involve widely dispersed subjects.

In addition to "Crimes Against Person" and "Crimes Against Property" the redesigned Uniform Crime Reports features a new category, "Crimes Against _________________ ."

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

A purposive (judgmental) sample is a nonprobability sample.

_________________ is the term for clandestine or nonreactive methods of data gathering.

The _________________ rule under the original Uniform Crime Reports held that, if multiple crimes took place within the same event, only the single most serious crime was reported.

Unobtrusive measures refer to secretive or nonreactive methods.

The National Incident-Based Reporting System requires detailed data on individual crime incidents and arrests using separate reports for each incident/arrest.

Cluster sampling is a particularly useful technique to employ:

The expression of crime in rates per certain units of popu lation enables a fair comparison of different size units.

The original UCR only reported summary counts of crime.

Nonprobability samples violate the equal probability of selection procedure.

The hierarchy rule as employed in the UCR reports the most serious offense involved in a criminal incident.

The UCR includes most victimless and white collar crimes.

Which of the following is not an index offense?

Criminal profiling involves bringing together groups of volunteers in order to record their attitudes regarding crime and criminals.

The redesigned UCR eliminates the hierarchy rule for recording multiple crime incidents.

Criminal profiling involves attempts to construct typical characteristics of certain types of criminals.

Coverage of the Uniform Crime Reports has steadily improved since its inception in 1930.

This type of sampling involves taking every Nth item in a list:

_________________ sampling involves using introductions from initial subjects to obtain a network of other subjects.

_________________ is a type of sampling usually used in surveys that involve field interviews and is most useful in studies that involve widely dispersed subjects.

In addition to "Crimes Against Person" and "Crimes Against Property" the redesigned Uniform Crime Reports features a new category, "Crimes Against _________________ ."

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