Question 1

There are only two types of secondary data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Social network analysis and crime mapping are common techniques used ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  understand how individual offenders approach a particular crime 
B)  to reduce, disrupt, and prevent crime 
C)  to respond to crime 
D)  both " to reduce, disrupt, and prevent crime" and " to respond to crime" are correct 
A)  understand how individual offenders approach a particular crime 
B)  to reduce, disrupt, and prevent crime 
C)  to respond to crime 
D)  both " to reduce, disrupt, and prevent crime" and " to respond to crime" are correct

Question 3

Secondary data analysis is the act of compiling or analyzing data that were originally collected by someone else at another time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Scholars analyzing crime depictions presented in the media generally conclude that depictions in newspaper and television are not misleading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Social Network Analysis (SNA) usually consists of at least ______ data sets.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five

Question 6

What are the ethical issues in using Big Data?

Accepted Answer

Subject confidentiality is a key concern

Question 7

The easy availability of mapping tools provides more opportunities for intelligence-led policing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The content analyst must decide what units are most appropriate to the research question.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Political concerns intersect with ______ practice(s) in secondary data analyses

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic 
B)  racial 
C)  ethical 
D)  census 
A)  ethnic 
B)  racial 
C)  ethical 
D)  census

Question 10

The goal of a content analysis is to develop inferences from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  communication in any form 
B)  oral communications 
C)  written communications 
D)  speeches 
A)  communication in any form 
B)  oral communications 
C)  written communications 
D)  speeches

Question 11

Big Data is a very large data set which can be used to reveal patterns, trends, and associations between variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The act of compiling or analyzing data that were originally collected by someone else at another time is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  second-hand data analysis 
B)  secondary data analysis 
C)  inappropriate data analyses 
D)  tertiary analysis 
A)  second-hand data analysis 
B)  secondary data analysis 
C)  inappropriate data analyses 
D)  tertiary analysis

Question 13

Why is developing reliable and valid coding procedures not an easy task? Give an example of a homograph and why it may cause problems.

Accepted Answer

The meaning of words and phrases is ofte

Question 14

There are four major types of secondary data ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  surveys, statistics, records, documents 
B)  statistics, official surveys, historical records, documents 
C)  official statistics, official records, official historical documents, magazine surveys 
D)  surveys, official statistics, official records, other historical documents 
A)  surveys, statistics, records, documents 
B)  statistics, official surveys, historical records, documents 
C)  official statistics, official records, official historical documents, magazine surveys 
D)  surveys, official statistics, official records, other historical documents

Question 15

A way of representing social configurations of a class would be to show a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociotextual representation 
B)  sociogram 
C)  sociometric representation 
D)  sociodrawing 
A)  sociotextual representation 
B)  sociogram 
C)  sociometric representation 
D)  sociodrawing

Question 16

How do you identify a population of documents or other textual sources in content analysis?

Accepted Answer

The population of documents that is sele

Question 17

Nonrandom sampling methods may never be used in content analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Subject confidentiality is a key concern when original records are analyzed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Types of relationships that can include many different forms such as face-to-face and online interactions, interaction with a criminal justice agency, and digital economic transactions, are included in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  social networks 
B)  real-world groups 
C)  close group networks 
D)  historically significant networks 
A)  social networks 
B)  real-world groups 
C)  close group networks 
D)  historically significant networks

Question 20

After coding procedures are developed, their reliability should be assessed by comparing different coders' codes for the same variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

There are only two types of secondary data.

Social network analysis and crime mapping are common techniques used ______.

Secondary data analysis is the act of compiling or analyzing data that were originally collected by someone else at another time.

Scholars analyzing crime depictions presented in the media generally conclude that depictions in newspaper and television are not misleading.

Social Network Analysis (SNA) usually consists of at least ______ data sets.

What are the ethical issues in using Big Data?

The easy availability of mapping tools provides more opportunities for intelligence-led policing.

The content analyst must decide what units are most appropriate to the research question.

Political concerns intersect with ______ practice(s) in secondary data analyses

The goal of a content analysis is to develop inferences from ______.

Big Data is a very large data set which can be used to reveal patterns, trends, and associations between variables.

The act of compiling or analyzing data that were originally collected by someone else at another time is ______.

Why is developing reliable and valid coding procedures not an easy task? Give an example of a homograph and why it may cause problems.

There are four major types of secondary data ______.

A way of representing social configurations of a class would be to show a ______.

How do you identify a population of documents or other textual sources in content analysis?

Nonrandom sampling methods may never be used in content analysis.

Subject confidentiality is a key concern when original records are analyzed.

Types of relationships that can include many different forms such as face-to-face and online interactions, interaction with a criminal justice agency, and digital economic transactions, are included in ______.

After coding procedures are developed, their reliability should be assessed by comparing different coders' codes for the same variables.

Science, Society, and Research Related to Criminal Justice and Criminology

The Process and Problems of Research Related to Crime and Criminology

Ethical Guidelines for Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Summarizing and Reporting Research

Filters

Exam 9: Analyzing Content and Police Data: Social-Network Analysis, Crime Mapping, Big Data, and Content Analysis

There are only two types of secondary data.

Social network analysis and crime mapping are common techniques used ______.

Secondary data analysis is the act of compiling or analyzing data that were originally collected by someone else at another time.

Scholars analyzing crime depictions presented in the media generally conclude that depictions in newspaper and television are not misleading.

Social Network Analysis (SNA) usually consists of at least ______ data sets.

What are the ethical issues in using Big Data?

The easy availability of mapping tools provides more opportunities for intelligence-led policing.

The content analyst must decide what units are most appropriate to the research question.

Political concerns intersect with ______ practice(s) in secondary data analyses

The goal of a content analysis is to develop inferences from ______.

Big Data is a very large data set which can be used to reveal patterns, trends, and associations between variables.

The act of compiling or analyzing data that were originally collected by someone else at another time is ______.

Why is developing reliable and valid coding procedures not an easy task? Give an example of a homograph and why it may cause problems.

There are four major types of secondary data ______.

A way of representing social configurations of a class would be to show a ______.

How do you identify a population of documents or other textual sources in content analysis?

Nonrandom sampling methods may never be used in content analysis.

Subject confidentiality is a key concern when original records are analyzed.

Types of relationships that can include many different forms such as face-to-face and online interactions, interaction with a criminal justice agency, and digital economic transactions, are included in ______.

After coding procedures are developed, their reliability should be assessed by comparing different coders' codes for the same variables.

Science, Society, and Research Related to Criminal Justice and Criminology

The Process and Problems of Research Related to Crime and Criminology

Ethical Guidelines for Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Experimentation

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis

Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Summarizing and Reporting Research

Filters