Multiple Choice
Which behavior would have the least impact on the validity and reliability of a study using agency records?
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
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q2: Content analysis is really a(n) _ operation
Q12: Using agency records (published statistics,nonpublic agency records
Q13: Content analysis is well-suited for which of
Q14: Agency records and statistics published by agencies
Q16: Which statement is false with regard to
Q17: Which fact is important to remember when
Q21: Topics that lend themselves to the use
Q23: Individual agencies maintain silo databases. Silo databases
Q39: Which of the following situations would not
Q59: Manifest and latent content can be distinguished