Deck 7: Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Crime and Justice Research

Question 1

Find a questionnaire on the Internet. Bring the questionnaire to class and critique it. Critique other aspects of the survey design as well.

Answer 1

Questionnaire:
List of questions will be asked to the appropriate respondents to identify the particular solution for the issue is termed as questionnaire. The data collected is known as primary data.
The questionnaire taken to critique is related to capital punishment:
The questionnaire contains the personal information and further four sections related to the capital punishment. The personal details include name, mailing address, contact number, and mail address.
The other four section of questionnaire contains the following types of questions:
• Close-ended questions
• Open-ended questions
• Dichotomous questions
• Filter or contingency questions
• Cumulative scale
The questionnaire is constructed in a better way to cover all fundamental principles to conduct the empirical research study. For example, social science through causation, different units, and validity on research and it considered the time dimension.
The research design is concentrated on the following:
The qualitative research designed is used in this study. Researched employed random sample survey. It is non-experimental research design in which the investigating is on the opinion of the citizens about capital punishment.
Conclusion:
Questionnaire is most important tool in the research study. The improper questionnaire will spoil the research study and the respondents will not answer the questions properly. Hence, the questionnaire should sbe constructed properly.

Question 2

For each of the open-ended questions listed, construct a closed-ended question that could be used in a questionnaire.
a. What was your family's total income last year?
b. How do you feel about shock incarceration or "boot camp" programs?
c. How do people in your neighborhood feel about the police?
d. What do you feel is the biggest problem facing this community?
e. How do you protect your home from burglary?

Answer 2

Questionnaire:
List of questions will be asked to the appropriate respondents to identify the particular solution for the issue is termed as questionnaire. The data collected is known as primary data.
Construct open-ended to close-ended questions:
a)
Open-ended question:
What was the family's last year total income:________
Close-ended question:
What was the family's last year total income:
a) Below $100,000
b) $100,001 to $150,000
c) $150,001 to $200,000
d) Above $200,000
b)
Open-ended question:
How do you feel about boot camp programs__________
Close-ended question:
How do you feel about boot camp programs:
a) Necessary
b) No opinion
c) Not necessary
c)
Open-ended question:
How do your neighborhood people feel about police_____
Close-ended question:
How do your neighborhood people feel about police:
1. Very poor
2. Poor
3. Fair
4. Good
5. Very good
6. Excellent
7. Exceptional
d)
Open-ended question:
What do you feel about community, is it facing biggest problem
Close-ended question:
What do you feel about community, is it facing biggest problem:
Almost always
Often
Sometimes
Seldom
Never
e)
Open-ended question:
How do you protect your home from burglary
Close-ended question:
How do you protect your home from burglary
Fixing camera and burglary alarm
Appointing guards
Using finger print access instead of lock and keys
Construct the house with quality material and use quality fitting
Construct unbreakablewindows in the house
Avoid the usage of glass in the wall without grills
Other methods

Question 3

Prepare a brief questionnaire to study perceptions of crime near your college or university. Include questions asking respondents to describe a nearby area where they either are afraid to go after dark or think crime is a problem. Then use your questionnaire to interview at least 10 students

Answer 3

Questionnaire:
List of questions will be asked to the appropriate respondents to identify the particular solution for the issue is termed as questionnaire. The data collected is known as primary data.
Questionnaire to study perceptions of crime near H school:
Name:
Standard:
Age:
Mailing address:
Mail address:
Do you notice that the crime has occurred near your school
Always
Very Frequently
Rarely
Very Rarely
Never
Do you have fear of roaming in your area in the dark night
Most of the time
Some of the time
Seldom
Never
Are you afraid to go outside after hearing about the occurrence of crime in the nearby street
Most of the time
Some of the time
Seldom
Never
Does your school students use drug
Always
Very Frequently
Rarely
Very Rarely
Never
Are your school students involved in criminal activity
Always
Very Frequently
Rarely
Very Rarely
Never
Are you assaulted while going alone in your area
Always
Very Frequently
Rarely
Very Rarely
Never
Have your friends tried to influence you to use drug
Always
Very Frequently
Rarely
Very Rarely
Never
Do you feel that the abuse of drug causes a person to involve in criminal activity
Always
Very Frequently
Rarely
Very Rarely
Never
After preparing the questionnaire, the survey conducted among the 30 students based on the random sampling technique, the following are found from the survey:
• 70 percent of the students (21 out of 30) reported criminal activities occurred very frequently.
• 63.33 percent of the students (19 out of 30) reported most of the times they fear to roam in the dark night.
• 83.33 percent of the students (25 out of 30) reported most of the times they fear to roam outside after hearing that the crime has occurred in a nearby area.
• 66.66 percent of the students (20 out of 30) reported that very frequently school students are using drugs.
• 60 percent of the students (18 out of 30) reported school students are rarely involved in criminal activity.
• 83.33 percent of the students (25 out of 30) reported that they are assaulted while going alone in their area.
• 70 percent of the students (21 out of 30) reported their friends very frequently tried to influence them to use drug.
• 66.66 percent of the students (20 out of 30) reported that abuse of drug very frequently causes a person to involve in criminal activity.