Question 1

Criminal justice researchers have ethical obligations to

Accepted Answer

A)  make shortcomings known to readers 
B)  report negative findings 
C)  colleagues in the scientific community 
D)  all of the above 
A)  make shortcomings known to readers 
B)  report negative findings 
C)  colleagues in the scientific community 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Give an example using research discussed in class of the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.Be specific with your example.

Accepted Answer

An example of the difference between ano

Question 3

Which of the following is not considered a special population that requires more careful treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  prisoners 
B)  juveniles 
C)  mental patients 
D)  ethnic minorities 
A)  prisoners 
B)  juveniles 
C)  mental patients 
D)  ethnic minorities

Question 4

The research goal of voluntary participation may be impossible to follow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following may not constitute voluntary participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  give students who complete the research questionnaire extra credit 
B)  allow students to fill out a questionnaire on their own time and when they finish put them in a box outside the departmental secretary's office 
C)  ask that students fill out a questionnaire and not include their name or student identification number 
D)  on in-class questionnaires have the professor leave the room while they are being filled out and turned in and allow students to remain anonymous 
A)  give students who complete the research questionnaire extra credit 
B)  allow students to fill out a questionnaire on their own time and when they finish put them in a box outside the departmental secretary's office 
C)  ask that students fill out a questionnaire and not include their name or student identification number 
D)  on in-class questionnaires have the professor leave the room while they are being filled out and turned in and allow students to remain anonymous

Question 6

When using students in your class as research subjects and having them complete a questionnaire,there is a potential for ethical problems in that their participation may not be__________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of When using students in your class as...

Question 7

A(n) ___________is the general explanation that prisons are brutal and dehumanizing because of the types of people who run them and are incarcerated in them.

Accepted Answer

dispositio

Question 8

Ethical considerations in criminal justice research are always apparent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss the role of institutional review boards in the research process.In what ways do they influence research and what is their specific purpose? Give an example of a situation that would not be approved by an institutional review board and how the researcher could rectify that situation.

Accepted Answer

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) play

Question 10

A researcher is least likely to encounter legal liability in which of the following situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  in an observational study you see juveniles spray-painting walls at their school and you say nothing 
B)  you watch one of your subject deal drugs on the corner and you alert him when a police car turns the corner 
C)  one of your subjects tells you he committed a rape and you do not tell anyone even though you know what he told you is true 
D)  you refuse to reveal confidential information under a claim of immunity 
A)  in an observational study you see juveniles spray-painting walls at their school and you say nothing 
B)  you watch one of your subject deal drugs on the corner and you alert him when a police car turns the corner 
C)  one of your subjects tells you he committed a rape and you do not tell anyone even though you know what he told you is true 
D)  you refuse to reveal confidential information under a claim of immunity

Question 11

Which of the following represents voluntary participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  giving small amounts of money to a subject 
B)  asking people on the street at the noon hour if they would like to participate in research 
C)  using a class of students at the local college 
D)  full disclosure of research purpose with informed consent 
A)  giving small amounts of money to a subject 
B)  asking people on the street at the noon hour if they would like to participate in research 
C)  using a class of students at the local college 
D)  full disclosure of research purpose with informed consent

Question 12

Prisoners are considered as a special population because they are

Accepted Answer

A)  readily accessible for experimentation and interviews 
B)  exposed to risks 
C)  a true representative population sample 
D)  segregated from the main population sample 
A)  readily accessible for experimentation and interviews 
B)  exposed to risks 
C)  a true representative population sample 
D)  segregated from the main population sample

Question 13

Haney,Banks,and Zimbardo's prison simulation examined whether the prison environment itself creates brutal,dehumanizing conditions unrelated to the kinds of people who live and work in the institutions.The term used to describe this explanation is ______________.

Accepted Answer

situationa

Question 14

If a researcher uses only those subjects who volunteer for a study,then which of the following may result?

Accepted Answer

A)  non-volunteers feel left out 
B)  the results could not be generalized to a larger group of people 
C)  no one would be interested in the outcome because non-volunteers are not included 
D)  none of the above 
A)  non-volunteers feel left out 
B)  the results could not be generalized to a larger group of people 
C)  no one would be interested in the outcome because non-volunteers are not included 
D)  none of the above

Question 15

Which of the following statements is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is often as important to know that two things are not related as to know that they are related 
B)  researchers are not ethically obligated to admit mistakes they made doing their research 
C)  unexpected findings need not be reported 
D)  all of the above 
A)  it is often as important to know that two things are not related as to know that they are related 
B)  researchers are not ethically obligated to admit mistakes they made doing their research 
C)  unexpected findings need not be reported 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Ethical issues found in the Stanford Prison Experiment included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  signed consent forms were obtained 
B)  participants in the role of guards were given minimal instructions 
C)  subjects were not fully informed of the procedures 
D)  as the study progressed, guards were permitted to modify or create rules 
A)  signed consent forms were obtained 
B)  participants in the role of guards were given minimal instructions 
C)  subjects were not fully informed of the procedures 
D)  as the study progressed, guards were permitted to modify or create rules

Question 17

A researcher may face legal liability when

Accepted Answer

A)  they observe crime occurring during the course of their study but decide not to report it to the police 
B)  they become a participant in the criminal activity they are observing 
C)  they have knowledge that research subjects have committed illegal acts 
D)  all of the above 
A)  they observe crime occurring during the course of their study but decide not to report it to the police 
B)  they become a participant in the criminal activity they are observing 
C)  they have knowledge that research subjects have committed illegal acts 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is not a purpose of institutional review boards?

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine whether adequate safeguards are in place to protect the welfare of human subjects 
B)  to make sure that grant money is spent appropriately 
C)  provide outside or third party judgments 
D)  to provide expert advice on the resolution of ethical dilemmas 
A)  to determine whether adequate safeguards are in place to protect the welfare of human subjects 
B)  to make sure that grant money is spent appropriately 
C)  provide outside or third party judgments 
D)  to provide expert advice on the resolution of ethical dilemmas

Question 19

Critics of Humphrey's "Tearoom Trade" cited all but which of the following as potential ethical issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  the invasion of privacy 
B)  the value of the study 
C)  the fact that he traced the participants to their homes 
D)  the deceit involved 
A)  the invasion of privacy 
B)  the value of the study 
C)  the fact that he traced the participants to their homes 
D)  the deceit involved

Question 20

In most cases,federal law does not protect researchers from legal action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Criminal justice researchers have ethical obligations to

Give an example using research discussed in class of the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.Be specific with your example.

Which of the following is not considered a special population that requires more careful treatment?

The research goal of voluntary participation may be impossible to follow.

Which of the following may not constitute voluntary participation?

When using students in your class as research subjects and having them complete a questionnaire,there is a potential for ethical problems in that their participation may not be__________ .

A(n) ___________is the general explanation that prisons are brutal and dehumanizing because of the types of people who run them and are incarcerated in them.

Ethical considerations in criminal justice research are always apparent.

Discuss the role of institutional review boards in the research process.In what ways do they influence research and what is their specific purpose? Give an example of a situation that would not be approved by an institutional review board and how the researcher could rectify that situation.

A researcher is least likely to encounter legal liability in which of the following situations?

Which of the following represents voluntary participation?

Prisoners are considered as a special population because they are

Haney,Banks,and Zimbardo's prison simulation examined whether the prison environment itself creates brutal,dehumanizing conditions unrelated to the kinds of people who live and work in the institutions.The term used to describe this explanation is ______________.

If a researcher uses only those subjects who volunteer for a study,then which of the following may result?

Which of the following statements is accurate?

Ethical issues found in the Stanford Prison Experiment included all of the following except:

A researcher may face legal liability when

Which of the following is not a purpose of institutional review boards?

Critics of Humphrey's "Tearoom Trade" cited all but which of the following as potential ethical issues?

In most cases,federal law does not protect researchers from legal action.

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

Measuring-Crime

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

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Exam 3: Ethics and Criminal Justice Research

Criminal justice researchers have ethical obligations to

Give an example using research discussed in class of the difference between anonymity and confidentiality.Be specific with your example.

Which of the following is not considered a special population that requires more careful treatment?

The research goal of voluntary participation may be impossible to follow.

Which of the following may not constitute voluntary participation?

When using students in your class as research subjects and having them complete a questionnaire,there is a potential for ethical problems in that their participation may not be__________ .

A(n) ___________is the general explanation that prisons are brutal and dehumanizing because of the types of people who run them and are incarcerated in them.

Ethical considerations in criminal justice research are always apparent.

Discuss the role of institutional review boards in the research process.In what ways do they influence research and what is their specific purpose? Give an example of a situation that would not be approved by an institutional review board and how the researcher could rectify that situation.

A researcher is least likely to encounter legal liability in which of the following situations?

Which of the following represents voluntary participation?

Prisoners are considered as a special population because they are

Haney,Banks,and Zimbardo's prison simulation examined whether the prison environment itself creates brutal,dehumanizing conditions unrelated to the kinds of people who live and work in the institutions.The term used to describe this explanation is ______________.

If a researcher uses only those subjects who volunteer for a study,then which of the following may result?

Which of the following statements is accurate?

Ethical issues found in the Stanford Prison Experiment included all of the following except:

A researcher may face legal liability when

Which of the following is not a purpose of institutional review boards?

Critics of Humphrey's "Tearoom Trade" cited all but which of the following as potential ethical issues?

In most cases,federal law does not protect researchers from legal action.

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

General Issues In Research Design

Concepts Operationalization And-Measurement

Measuring-Crime

Experimental and Quasi Experimental Designs

Sampling

Survey Research and Other Ways of Asking Questions

Qualitative-Interviewing

Field-Research

Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting-Data

Filters