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Of the three measures of central tendency which one is affected by extreme values?
Of the three measures of central tendency which one is affected by extreme values?
Of the three measures of central tendency which one is affected by extreme values?
 
  a. mode
  b. median
  c. mean
  d. neither mode, median, or mean are affected by extreme values
Yvonne98   53   1 Reply
6 years ago
You are analyzing data that has been collected in annual waves for the past twenty years. Which of ...
You are analyzing data that has been collected in annual waves for the past twenty years. Which of ...
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?
 
  a. many similar questions were asked during each of these waves, and the wo
Yvonne98   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
As a rule, field research is usually weak on ____________________ because of the type of sampling ...
As a rule, field research is usually weak on ____________________ because of the type of sampling ...
As a rule, field research is usually weak on ____________________ because of the type of sampling used.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   117   1 Reply
6 years ago
Fortunately, when doing field research, sampling is very straightforward and you don't have the ...
Fortunately, when doing field research, sampling is very straightforward and you don't have the ...
Fortunately, when doing field research, sampling is very straightforward and you don't have the concerns that would be present in survey techniques.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   26   1 Reply
6 years ago
The more connected one is to a group, the more of a(n) __________ they are. (Fill in the blank)
The more connected one is to a group, the more of a(n) __________ they are. (Fill in the blank)
The more connected one is to a group, the more of a(n) __________ they are.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
_______ interviews involve a mixture of questions that are predetermined and created on the spot. ...
_______ interviews involve a mixture of questions that are predetermined and created on the spot. ...
_______ interviews involve a mixture of questions that are predetermined and created on the spot.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   377   1 Reply
6 years ago
When the researcher must rely upon available subjects such as stopping people on the street to ask ...
When the researcher must rely upon available subjects such as stopping people on the street to ask ...
When the researcher must rely upon available subjects such as stopping people on the street to ask opinions about a recent crime, the technique is called ___________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   28   2 Replies
6 years ago
One threat to internal validity in criminal justice research that is not very significant is
One threat to internal validity in criminal justice research that is not very significant is
One threat to internal validity in criminal justice research that is not very significant is
 
  a. history, because few things happen on a grand scale that would impact criminal justice research
  b. maturation, because criminal just
Yvonne98   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
When crimes are selectively reported to police and selectively recorded by police, this falls under ...
When crimes are selectively reported to police and selectively recorded by police, this falls under ...
When crimes are selectively reported to police and selectively recorded by police, this falls under which method of reporting crime?
 
  a. UCR
  b. Incident based reports
  c. NCVS
  d. NIBRS
Yvonne98   52   2 Replies
6 years ago
Discuss the growing problem of juvenile crime and gang violence in many African countries. Does, in ...
Discuss the growing problem of juvenile crime and gang violence in many African countries. Does, in ...
Discuss the growing problem of juvenile crime and gang violence in many African countries. Does, in your opinion, teen violence in these countries mirror teen violence in the US? Explain.
 
  What will be an ideal response?
Yvonne98   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
In order to conduct research involving nonhuman subjects, a university must establish an ...
In order to conduct research involving nonhuman subjects, a university must establish an ...
In order to conduct research involving nonhuman subjects, a university must establish an institutional review board (IRB).
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   69   1 Reply
6 years ago
What is the final step in the traditional model of science?
What is the final step in the traditional model of science?
What is the final step in the traditional model of science?
 
  a. operationalization
  b. theory development
  c. data collection
  d. observation
Yvonne98   47   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following characterizes the statement: criminal justice and human behavior often can be ...
Which of the following characterizes the statement: criminal justice and human behavior often can be ...
Which of the following characterizes the statement: criminal justice and human behavior often can be studied scientifically?
 
  a. the statement is wishful thinking
  b. the statement is correct
  c. the statement is inaccurate
Yvonne98   24   1 Reply
6 years ago
There are only two methods by which to classify delinquency prevention programs public health ...
There are only two methods by which to classify delinquency prevention programs public health ...
There are only two methods by which to classify delinquency prevention programs  public health approach and the developmental perspective.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   39   1 Reply
6 years ago
Developmental prevention refers to interventions, especially those targeting _____ designed to ...
Developmental prevention refers to interventions, especially those targeting _____ designed to ...
Developmental prevention refers to interventions, especially those targeting _____ designed to prevent the growth of criminal potential in individuals.
 
  a. Status offenses
  b. School failure
  c. Alcohol abuse
  d. Risk
Yvonne98   53   1 Reply
6 years ago
The typical delinquent detainee is male, 16 years old, and charged with a _____.
The typical delinquent detainee is male, 16 years old, and charged with a _____.
The typical delinquent detainee is male, 16 years old, and charged with a _____.
 
  a. curfew violation
  b. violent crime
  c. liquor law violation
  d. tobacco law violation
Yvonne98   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
_____ theory suggests that class influences delinquency by controlling the quality of family life. ...
_____ theory suggests that class influences delinquency by controlling the quality of family life. ...
_____ theory suggests that class influences delinquency by controlling the quality of family life.
 
  a. Gender-schema
  b. Critical Marxist
  c. Power-control
  d. Trait
Yvonne98   26   2 Replies
6 years ago
The use of personal decision making and choice as employed by law enforcement is the definition of ...
The use of personal decision making and choice as employed by law enforcement is the definition of ...
The use of personal decision making and choice as employed by law enforcement is the definition of ______.
 
  a. community policing
  b. biased justice
  c. a community-based policing service
   d. discretion
Yvonne98   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
The use of personal decision making and choice in carrying out official duties in the criminal ...
The use of personal decision making and choice in carrying out official duties in the criminal ...
The use of personal decision making and choice in carrying out official duties in the criminal justice system is called _______.
 
  a. decision making
   b. discretion
  c. flexibility
  d. unconstitutional
Yvonne98   48   1 Reply
6 years ago
Social disorganization theory links delinquency to middle-class measuring rods.
Social disorganization theory links delinquency to middle-class measuring rods.
Social disorganization theory links delinquency to middle-class measuring rods.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
The developmental theory that focuses on changes in criminality over the life span is called _____. ...
The developmental theory that focuses on changes in criminality over the life span is called _____. ...
The developmental theory that focuses on changes in criminality over the life span is called _____.
 
  a. Life-course theory
  b. Trait theory
  c. Behavior theory
  d. Trajectory theory
Yvonne98   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
The view that criminality is a dynamic process, influenced by social experiences as well as ...
The view that criminality is a dynamic process, influenced by social experiences as well as ...
The view that criminality is a dynamic process, influenced by social experiences as well as individual characteristics is called _____.
 
  a. Differential association
  b. Labeling theory
  c. Life-course theory
  d. Confli
Yvonne98   52   1 Reply
6 years ago
The process of removing juveniles from adult jails and placing them in community-based programs to ...
The process of removing juveniles from adult jails and placing them in community-based programs to ...
The process of removing juveniles from adult jails and placing them in community-based programs to avoid the stigma attached to these facilities is referred to _____.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
Social conflict theory is also called _____ theory.
Social conflict theory is also called _____ theory.
Social conflict theory is also called _____ theory.
 
  a. Neutralization
  b. Social control
  c. Labeling
  d. Critical
Yvonne98   77   1 Reply
6 years ago
There is no relationship between adolescent aggression and disrupted dependency relations with ...
There is no relationship between adolescent aggression and disrupted dependency relations with ...
There is no relationship between adolescent aggression and disrupted dependency relations with parents.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   38   1 Reply
6 years ago
Standards by which teachers and other representatives of state authority evaluate students' ...
Standards by which teachers and other representatives of state authority evaluate students' ...
Standards by which teachers and other representatives of state authority evaluate students' behavior are referred to as middle-class measuring rods by Albert Cohen.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   37   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the text, it is reported that the latest data available show an estimated 12.4 million arrests ...
In the text, it is reported that the latest data available show an estimated 12.4 million arrests ...
In the text, it is reported that the latest data available show an estimated 12.4 million arrests were made in 2011 . Your assignment is to research trends in juvenile arrests and how juvenile arrests are reflected (i.e., higher, lower) in the overal
Yvonne98   56   1 Reply
6 years ago
Another term for anomie is ____.
Another term for anomie is ____.
Another term for anomie is ____.
 
  a. Aspiration
  b. Inequality
  c. Normlessness
  d. Delinquency
Yvonne98   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
A crime control policy that depends on the fear of criminal penalties by punishing an individual so ...
A crime control policy that depends on the fear of criminal penalties by punishing an individual so ...
A crime control policy that depends on the fear of criminal penalties by punishing an individual so that others do not commit crime is called ____________.
 
  a. Incapacitation
  b. Retribution
  c. General deterrence
  d.
Yvonne98   27   1 Reply
6 years ago
Destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is referred to as ______.
Destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is referred to as ______.
Destroying overseas crops and arresting members of drug cartels is referred to as ______.
 
  a. source control
  b. border control
  c. targeting dealers
  d. community strategy
Yvonne98   39   1 Reply
6 years ago
According to the text, _____ produce short-term euphoria followed by a period of disorientation, ...
According to the text, _____ produce short-term euphoria followed by a period of disorientation, ...
According to the text, _____ produce short-term euphoria followed by a period of disorientation, slurred speech, and drowsiness.
 
  a. barbiturates
  b. anesthetic drugs
   c. inhalants
  d. hallucinogens
Yvonne98   30   1 Reply
6 years ago
Involuntary apprenticeship, indenture, and binding out of children did not become responses to the ...
Involuntary apprenticeship, indenture, and binding out of children did not become responses to the ...
Involuntary apprenticeship, indenture, and binding out of children did not become responses to the problems of indigent, delinquent, or orphaned children until the late eighteenth century.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate wheth
Yvonne98   9   1 Reply
6 years ago
Studies show that_____ adolescents have the highest rate for sexual assault victimization
Studies show that_____ adolescents have the highest rate for sexual assault victimization
Studies show that_____ adolescents have the highest rate for sexual assault victimization
 
  a. Asian
  b. Hispanic
  c. African American
  d. Native Americans
Yvonne98   41   1 Reply
6 years ago
The Department of Homeland Security established a five-level, color-coded threat system used to ...
The Department of Homeland Security established a five-level, color-coded threat system used to ...
The Department of Homeland Security established a five-level, color-coded threat system used to communicate with public safety officials and the public at large.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or
Yvonne98   46   1 Reply
6 years ago
According to the text, ________________ is a process performed by a computer-aided dispatch system ...
According to the text, ________________ is a process performed by a computer-aided dispatch system ...
According to the text, ________________ is a process performed by a computer-aided dispatch system in which nonemergency or lower priority calls are ranked.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   21   1 Reply
6 years ago
__________________ are used by gangs in a variety of ways, often because they arouse less suspicion ...
__________________ are used by gangs in a variety of ways, often because they arouse less suspicion ...
__________________ are used by gangs in a variety of ways, often because they arouse less suspicion than male adults.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   37   1 Reply
6 years ago
____________________ are well-Understanded for their use of brute violence in carrying out a range ...
____________________ are well-Understanded for their use of brute violence in carrying out a range ...
____________________ are well-Understanded for their use of brute violence in carrying out a range of crimes, including assault, arson, extortion, weapons possession, and drug trafficking.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Yvonne98   21   2 Replies
6 years ago
Community partnerships usually result in a more effective solution to a problem because of sharing ...
Community partnerships usually result in a more effective solution to a problem because of sharing ...
Community partnerships usually result in a more effective solution to a problem because of sharing responsibilities, resources, and goals.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   32   1 Reply
6 years ago
According to the text, what is the number identified by the Baltimore police for nonemergency calls? ...
According to the text, what is the number identified by the Baltimore police for nonemergency calls? ...
According to the text, what is the number identified by the Baltimore police for nonemergency calls?
 
  a. 911
  b. 411
  c. 311
  d. 511
Yvonne98   41   1 Reply
6 years ago
The chivalry hypothesis suggests that women who commit crimes have biological and psychological ...
The chivalry hypothesis suggests that women who commit crimes have biological and psychological ...
The chivalry hypothesis suggests that women who commit crimes have biological and psychological traits similar to those of men.
 
  a. True
   b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Yvonne98   51   1 Reply
6 years ago
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