Exam 2: Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice Research

The processes whereby criminologists use mass communication for the purposes of interpreting, informing, and altering the images of crime and justice, crime and punishment, and criminals and victims is called __________ criminology.

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Discuss the reasons that classic experiments are rare in criminal justice research.

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Answers vary; classic experiments are more common in other sciences, including psychology, biology, and medicine. They can be time consuming to conduct, and criminal justice scholars do not always receive a great deal of training in their graduate coursework on how to conduct and evaluate experiments. As well, some have argued that the importance or value of experiments in criminal justice is overstated.

Kira is observing juvenile delinquents at a residential treatment facility as part of her study for her thesis. Which concern should she be particularly aware of?

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The two most popular types of criminal justice studies are

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Question 4

Xavier got on the elevator on the ground floor and sang loudly until he reached the 45th floor. Xavier has violated a more.

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Question 5

Peter's defense is built around the assertion that he could not have robbed the bank, because he was home with his partner. Peter is likely using a(n) __________ defense.

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Question 6

Which definition of crime is most closely associated with the concept of sustainable justice?

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Question 7

Briefly describe one problem with defining crime as violation of the legal code.

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Question 8

Which type of research is considered the gold standard for testing criminal justice policies and practices?

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Question 9

The term more is best described as a __________ concept.

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Question 10

What is the concern with restricting the definition of crime to offenses that are felonies and misdemeanors?

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Question 11

All of the following individuals are criminal justice scientists except:

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Question 12

According to the element of concurrence, the criminal act and the __________ must be joined together.

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Compared to common law, criminal law defines elements of a crime more

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In a classic experiment, which group is manipulated?

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Why is social justice sometimes described as a contentious concept?

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In experimental research, the manipulation is also known as the

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Question 17

Identify three roles that researchers fulfill in criminal justice field studies.

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Question 18

The coding schedule used in archival research is similar to that of a

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Question 19

What was the significance to criminal justice of Matt Delisi's study on a pretrial services unit after the Columbine Massacre?

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The processes whereby criminologists use mass communication for the purposes of interpreting, informing, and altering the images of crime and justice, crime and punishment, and criminals and victims is called __________ criminology.

Discuss the reasons that classic experiments are rare in criminal justice research.

Kira is observing juvenile delinquents at a residential treatment facility as part of her study for her thesis. Which concern should she be particularly aware of?

The two most popular types of criminal justice studies are

Xavier got on the elevator on the ground floor and sang loudly until he reached the 45th floor. Xavier has violated a more.

Peter's defense is built around the assertion that he could not have robbed the bank, because he was home with his partner. Peter is likely using a(n) __________ defense.

Which definition of crime is most closely associated with the concept of sustainable justice?

Briefly describe one problem with defining crime as violation of the legal code.

Which type of research is considered the gold standard for testing criminal justice policies and practices?

The term more is best described as a __________ concept.

What is the concern with restricting the definition of crime to offenses that are felonies and misdemeanors?

All of the following individuals are criminal justice scientists except:

According to the element of concurrence, the criminal act and the __________ must be joined together.

Compared to common law, criminal law defines elements of a crime more

In a classic experiment, which group is manipulated?

Why is social justice sometimes described as a contentious concept?

In experimental research, the manipulation is also known as the

Identify three roles that researchers fulfill in criminal justice field studies.

The coding schedule used in archival research is similar to that of a

What was the significance to criminal justice of Matt Delisi's study on a pretrial services unit after the Columbine Massacre?

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An Introduction to Criminological Theory

An Introduction to Policing: History and Structure

Police Strategies

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An Introduction to the Courts: History, Structure, and Actors

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