Question 1

Which of the following would be an example of content analysis in criminal justice research?

Accepted Answer

A)  counting the stories devoted to the coverage of crime in your local newspaper 
B)  counting the number of robberies that happen in your city 
C)  measuring the average length of time from arrest to disposition in your city 
D)  determining the average number of inmates housed in your city's jail on a daily basis 
A)  counting the stories devoted to the coverage of crime in your local newspaper 
B)  counting the number of robberies that happen in your city 
C)  measuring the average length of time from arrest to disposition in your city 
D)  determining the average number of inmates housed in your city's jail on a daily basis A

Question 2

Information that is collected by other people often as a part of their day-to-day work in a justice agency, but used by someone else for research purposes is referred to as _______________ of existing data.

Accepted Answer

secondary analysis

Question 3

Agency records, secondary data and content analysis do not require direct interaction with research subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Which of the following would be an accurate statement concerning the use of content analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  content analysis involves only a systematic study of messages 
B)  content analysis involves a systematic study of messages and the meaning that those messages have for citizens 
C)  content analysis involves only the meaning of speeches given concerning criminal justice issues 
D)  content analysis methods can only be used with agency reports to determine what they contain 
A)  content analysis involves only a systematic study of messages 
B)  content analysis involves a systematic study of messages and the meaning that those messages have for citizens 
C)  content analysis involves only the meaning of speeches given concerning criminal justice issues 
D)  content analysis methods can only be used with agency reports to determine what they contain

Question 5

Which method is conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census Bureau under contract from the Bureau of Justice Statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Court records of Children in Custody 
B)  Self Report Survey data 
C)  Survey of Inmates in Local Jails 
D)  Survey of all Criminal Justice Professors 
A)  Court records of Children in Custody 
B)  Self Report Survey data 
C)  Survey of Inmates in Local Jails 
D)  Survey of all Criminal Justice Professors

Question 6

Data collected by other researchers may be used to address new research questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

It is often said that agency data are not designed for research purposes. Which of the following support that statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  some criminal justice agencies collect data because they want to help researchers 
B)  often the data collected by criminal justice agencies is for their research use 
C)  agency records can be easily adapted to research purposes 
D)  data they do collect often reflect discretionary decisions by numerous individuals. 
A)  some criminal justice agencies collect data because they want to help researchers 
B)  often the data collected by criminal justice agencies is for their research use 
C)  agency records can be easily adapted to research purposes 
D)  data they do collect often reflect discretionary decisions by numerous individuals.

Question 8

Nonpublic agency records are often made available to which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  any citizen who expresses written interest 
B)  criminal justice researchers 
C)  nonpublic agency records are not generally made available to anyone 
D)  none of these answers are correct 
A)  any citizen who expresses written interest 
B)  criminal justice researchers 
C)  nonpublic agency records are not generally made available to anyone 
D)  none of these answers are correct

Question 9

Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of secondary data giving at least one example of each.

Accepted Answer

Secondary data refers to data that has b

Question 10

The advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data are not the same as agency records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Social artifacts such as written documents or articles from newspapers illustrate which method?

Accepted Answer

A)  content analysis 
B)  secondary analysis 
C)  case studies 
D)  surveys 
A)  content analysis 
B)  secondary analysis 
C)  case studies 
D)  surveys

Question 12

Which statement is true about longitudinal research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Data are useless 
B)  the changes in the operational definitions the agencies use to specify key terms does not change overtime 
C)  the procedures the agency uses to collect the data will remain the same over time 
D)  as the time interval under investigation increases, so does the potential for change in measurement. 
A)  Data are useless 
B)  the changes in the operational definitions the agencies use to specify key terms does not change overtime 
C)  the procedures the agency uses to collect the data will remain the same over time 
D)  as the time interval under investigation increases, so does the potential for change in measurement.

Question 13

Content analysis is well-suited for which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine unemployment rates 
B)  to find out public relations with police 
C)  to answer the classic questions of communications research 
D)  court records 
A)  to determine unemployment rates 
B)  to find out public relations with police 
C)  to answer the classic questions of communications research 
D)  court records

Question 14

Agency records and statistics published by agencies or governmental entities are most commonly used for which type of studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  explanatory 
B)  descriptive 
C)  experimental 
D)  qualitative 
A)  explanatory 
B)  descriptive 
C)  experimental 
D)  qualitative

Question 15

Content analysis is really an __________ operation that represents the measurement process.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Content analysis is really an __________ operation...

Question 16

Which statement is false with regard to agencies collecting original research data?

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperation to add research questions is likely to be successful if you are asking for a major additional effort on the part of the agency staff 
B)  the cooperation of the staff and their organizations are directly proportional to the intrusiveness of the data collection 
C)  if the research project is likely to save the agency money or improve staff performance the chances of enlisting assistance is greater 
D)  Researchers have less control over the data collection process when they rely on agency staff 
A)  cooperation to add research questions is likely to be successful if you are asking for a major additional effort on the part of the agency staff 
B)  the cooperation of the staff and their organizations are directly proportional to the intrusiveness of the data collection 
C)  if the research project is likely to save the agency money or improve staff performance the chances of enlisting assistance is greater 
D)  Researchers have less control over the data collection process when they rely on agency staff

Question 17

Which fact is important to remember when using agency records?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ask permission before you study any agency data 
B)  to examine the data through some form of content analysis 
C)  the financial considerations of obtaining complete agency records are typically substantial 
D)  the discretionary actions by criminal justice officials and others affect the production of virtually all agency records 
A)  to ask permission before you study any agency data 
B)  to examine the data through some form of content analysis 
C)  the financial considerations of obtaining complete agency records are typically substantial 
D)  the discretionary actions by criminal justice officials and others affect the production of virtually all agency records

Question 18

Which behavior would have the least impact on the validity and reliability of a study using agency records?

Accepted Answer

A)  discretion of prosecutors in who to charge and what counts to add 
B)  decisions that are made by police officers to arrest versus give a warning 
C)  recognition on the part of the researcher that criminal justice data is a composite of criminal behavior, ability to detect that behavior and decisions about system response to that behavior 
D)  decisions made by probation officers to revoke on new crimes and not technical violations 
A)  discretion of prosecutors in who to charge and what counts to add 
B)  decisions that are made by police officers to arrest versus give a warning 
C)  recognition on the part of the researcher that criminal justice data is a composite of criminal behavior, ability to detect that behavior and decisions about system response to that behavior 
D)  decisions made by probation officers to revoke on new crimes and not technical violations

Question 19

Using agency records published statistics, nonpublic agency records and new data collected by agency staff ; content analysis and secondary analysis give an example of an applied research project that would use each of the identified methods.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Using agency records published statistics, nonpublic agency...

Question 20

Which of the following situations would not have an impact upon error in agency records?

Accepted Answer

A)  computers have the capacity to magnify clerical error 
B)  a single crime could be recorded by two agencies, thus making that event over-represented 
C)  having very little data to input 
D)  even rare events can be recorded improperly 
A)  computers have the capacity to magnify clerical error 
B)  a single crime could be recorded by two agencies, thus making that event over-represented 
C)  having very little data to input 
D)  even rare events can be recorded improperly

Exam 10: Section 1: Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data

Which of the following would be an example of content analysis in criminal justice research?

Information that is collected by other people often as a part of their day-to-day work in a justice agency, but used by someone else for research purposes is referred to as _______________ of existing data.

Agency records, secondary data and content analysis do not require direct interaction with research subjects.

Which of the following would be an accurate statement concerning the use of content analysis?

Which method is conducted by the U.S. Bureau of the Census Bureau under contract from the Bureau of Justice Statistics?

Data collected by other researchers may be used to address new research questions.

It is often said that agency data are not designed for research purposes. Which of the following support that statement?

Nonpublic agency records are often made available to which group?

Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of secondary data giving at least one example of each.

The advantages and disadvantages of using secondary data are not the same as agency records.

Social artifacts such as written documents or articles from newspapers illustrate which method?

Which statement is true about longitudinal research?

Content analysis is well-suited for which of the following situations?

Agency records and statistics published by agencies or governmental entities are most commonly used for which type of studies?

Content analysis is really an __________ operation that represents the measurement process.

Which statement is false with regard to agencies collecting original research data?

Which fact is important to remember when using agency records?

Which behavior would have the least impact on the validity and reliability of a study using agency records?

Using agency records published statistics, nonpublic agency records and new data collected by agency staff ; content analysis and secondary analysis give an example of an applied research project that would use each of the identified methods.

Which of the following situations would not have an impact upon error in agency records?

Section 1: Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Section 2: Criminal Justice and Scientific Inquiry

Section 1: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Section 2: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Section 1: General Issues in Research Design

Section 2: General Issues in Research Design

Section 1: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

Section 2: Concepts, Operationalization, and Measurement

Section 1: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Section 2: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Section 1: Sampling

Section 2: Sampling

Section 1: Survey Research

Section 2: Survey Research

Section 1: Qualitative Interviewing

Section 2: Qualitative Interviewing

Section 1: Field Observation

Section 2: Field Observation

Section 2: Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data

Section 1: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis Glossary

Section 2: Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis Glossary

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