Question 1

Some critics view disguised observation as privacy invasion. Do you agree/disagree with this view? Explain

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Question 2

Discuss and give some examples of the major types of unobtrusive methods.

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Question 3

Discuss the usefulness of simulations as data gathering strategies in criminal justice research.

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Question 4

Define and give some examples of meta-analysis.How does it differ from what we ordinarily call a literature review?

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Question 5

_________________ refers to quantitative analysis which reviews, combines, and summarizes the results of many different studies dealing with the same research question.

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Question 6

_________________ is a technique developed by Stanley Milgram in which letters are addressed, stamped, but unposted and "lost," and the returns used to measure the popularity of organizations.

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Question 7

_________________ collect felony arrest records from participating states and details such cases from booking to final disposition.

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Question 8

What are the general advantages/disadvantages of unobtrusive measures as data gathering strategies?

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Question 9

_________________ are persons who pretend to be subjects, but are really in on an experiment in order to "speed up the action."

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Question 10

What are some limitations in doing secondary analysis of official data? Give some examples of criminal justice studies that have employed secondary analysis.

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Question 11

_________________ observation is a type of research strategy in which the informed consent of subjects is not sought and researchers pretend to be part of the study group.

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Question 12

What is content analysis? Give some examples of criminal justice research that has employed it.

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Quiz 8: Unobtrusive Measures, Secondary Analysis, and the Uses of Official Statistics