Question 1

In which of the following analyses is content analysis least likely to be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  coverage of proposed crime legislation in your state House of Representatives 
B)  the number of references to crime in rap music 
C)  the number of murder convictions in Michigan during 2009 
D)  the frequency of "get tough on crime" as a theme for political speeches 
A)  coverage of proposed crime legislation in your state House of Representatives 
B)  the number of references to crime in rap music 
C)  the number of murder convictions in Michigan during 2009 
D)  the frequency of "get tough on crime" as a theme for political speeches

Question 2

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  once units of analysis are defined, sampling agency records is relatively simple 
B)  once units of analysis are defined, sampling agency records is quite complicated 
C)  there is no relationship between the units of analysis used in agency records and the sampling techniques used 
D)  you must use all agency records and cannot select a subset since that will lead to incomplete conclusions 
A)  once units of analysis are defined, sampling agency records is relatively simple 
B)  once units of analysis are defined, sampling agency records is quite complicated 
C)  there is no relationship between the units of analysis used in agency records and the sampling techniques used 
D)  you must use all agency records and cannot select a subset since that will lead to incomplete conclusions

Question 3

When dealing with the conceptual problems that emerge from complex relationships between different units of count,Maxfield and Babbie suggest:

Accepted Answer

A)  defining individual people as units of analysis 
B)  following the paper trail 
C)  using systematic sampling 
D)  expecting the expected 
A)  defining individual people as units of analysis 
B)  following the paper trail 
C)  using systematic sampling 
D)  expecting the expected

Question 4

Content analysis involves the systematic study of agency records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is not considered to be a published statistic?

Accepted Answer

A)  Criminal Victimization in the United States 
B)  Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 
C)  Detroit Police Department call of service statistics 
D)  Correctional Populations in the United States 
A)  Criminal Victimization in the United States 
B)  Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 
C)  Detroit Police Department call of service statistics 
D)  Correctional Populations in the United States

Question 6

If you wanted to measure the number of date and acquaintance rapes that happen in this country and use UCR data as your source,what is likely to be your most significant problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  generalizability 
B)  validity 
C)  reliability 
D)  applicability 
A)  generalizability 
B)  validity 
C)  reliability 
D)  applicability

Question 7

The potential for__________ increases as the number of clerical entries increases.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The potential for__________ increases as the number...

Question 8

Being able to link an individual to the agency data collected about him/her is a clear violation of reliability and validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

You are analyzing data that has been collected in annual waves for the past twenty years.Which of the following might be problematic in this type of analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  many similar questions were asked during each of these waves, and the wording is consistent 
B)  for the entire twenty years, the data was collected by personal interviews 
C)  the definitions of some key items have changed over time within the culture 
D)  using variables that are operationalized consistently over time 
A)  many similar questions were asked during each of these waves, and the wording is consistent 
B)  for the entire twenty years, the data was collected by personal interviews 
C)  the definitions of some key items have changed over time within the culture 
D)  using variables that are operationalized consistently over time

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of nonpublic agency records?

Accepted Answer

A)  the FBI's publication of the Uniform Crime Reports 
B)  information from a local police department concerning the number of crimes that happened within the past month 
C)  a prison's collection of files dealing with inmates currently in their custody 
D)  a county courthouse's records on defendants tried within the last six months 
A)  the FBI's publication of the Uniform Crime Reports 
B)  information from a local police department concerning the number of crimes that happened within the past month 
C)  a prison's collection of files dealing with inmates currently in their custody 
D)  a county courthouse's records on defendants tried within the last six months

In which of the following analyses is content analysis least likely to be used?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

When dealing with the conceptual problems that emerge from complex relationships between different units of count,Maxfield and Babbie suggest:

Content analysis involves the systematic study of agency records.

Which of the following is not considered to be a published statistic?

If you wanted to measure the number of date and acquaintance rapes that happen in this country and use UCR data as your source,what is likely to be your most significant problem?

The potential for__________ increases as the number of clerical entries increases.

Being able to link an individual to the agency data collected about him/her is a clear violation of reliability and validity.

You are analyzing data that has been collected in annual waves for the past twenty years.Which of the following might be problematic in this type of analysis?

Which of the following is not an example of nonpublic agency records?

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Exam 12: Agency Records Content Analysis And Secondary Data

In which of the following analyses is content analysis least likely to be used?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

When dealing with the conceptual problems that emerge from complex relationships between different units of count,Maxfield and Babbie suggest:

Content analysis involves the systematic study of agency records.

Which of the following is not considered to be a published statistic?

If you wanted to measure the number of date and acquaintance rapes that happen in this country and use UCR data as your source,what is likely to be your most significant problem?

The potential for__________ increases as the number of clerical entries increases.

Being able to link an individual to the agency data collected about him/her is a clear violation of reliability and validity.

You are analyzing data that has been collected in annual waves for the past twenty years.Which of the following might be problematic in this type of analysis?

Which of the following is not an example of nonpublic agency records?

Crime Criminal-Justice And-Scientific-Inquiry

Theory and Criminal Justice Research

Ethics 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

Evaluation Research and Problem Analysis

Interpreting-Data

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