Deck 1: Criminal Justice and Criminology Research: Mapping the Terrain

Question 1

_______________ is a method that divides people being studied into two or more groups,applying a treatment to one of the groups,and determining if there are any differences in the reactions of the groups over a set period of time.

A)experimental research
B)survey and interview research
C)nonreactive research
D)content analysis

Answer 1

D

Question 2

_______________ the researcher studies crime and justice phenomena without affecting it.

A)experimental research
B)survey and interview research
C)nonreactive research
D)content analysis

Answer 2

B

Question 3

_________________ ,is the mixture of quantitative and qualitative techniques in a single study or series of studies on the same topic.

A)applied research
B)evidence-based practice
C)mixed methods research
D)exploratory research

Answer 3

C

Question 4

__________________ strives for an up close,personal,and highly detailed understanding of its research subject's culture.It requires time,patience,resourcefulness,and caution.

A)ethnographic field research
B)qualitative document analysis
C)historical research
D)academic legal research

Question 5

_________________ is the systematic collection and analysis of legal-related documents in order to generate knowledge about a given crime and justice subject.

A)ethnographic field research
B)qualitative document analysis
C)historical research
D)academic legal research

Question 6

_________________ as a collection of social science methods applied systematically to generate knowledge about crime and justice phenomena.

A)crime and justice research
B)knowledge-power dynamic
C)critical thinking
D)crime and justice phenomena

Question 7

_____________ addresses a specific concern or to offer solutions to a problem.

A)applied research
B)evidence-based practice
C)mixed methods research
D)exploratory research

Question 8

________________ is a nonreactive technique used to examine the content,or information and symbols,contained in written documents or other communication media (e.g. ,photographs,movies,song lyrics,advertisements).

A)experimental research
B)survey and interview research
C)nonreactive research
D)content analysis

Question 9

_______________ is knowledge not pursued for any instrumental purpose,but merely for the sake of making ethical,intellectual,and theoretical sense of our world.

A)disinterested knowledge
B)knowledge-power dynamic
C)critical thinking
D)crime and justice phenomena

Question 10

NCVS is the acronym for the National Crime Victimization Survey,which is the primary source of information on criminal victimization in the United States.

Question 11

Expert witness research is research conducted for the purpose of presenting it to the courts as a part of some legal proceeding.

Question 12

_________________ examines past events systematically in an effort to accurately describe and account for what has happened in the past.It involves the collection and analysis of historical facts,dates,figures,and events in order to tell a story-one that is accurate;identifies the driving forces at play;details the individual personalities of key figures;and captures the social,political,and/or cultural circumstances surrounding the phenomenon studied.

A)ethnographic field research
B)qualitative document analysis
C)historical research
D)academic legal research

Question 13

Quantitative research as using text,language,and visually based data.

Question 14

_________________ uses a written questionnaire or formal interview to gather quantitative data on the backgrounds,behaviors,beliefs,or attitudes of a large number of people or agencies.

A)experimental research
B)survey and interview research
C)nonreactive research
D)content analysis

Question 15

_______________ is the notion that justice practices should be based on research-generated knowledge.

A)applied research
B)evidence-based practice
C)mixed methods research
D)exploratory research

Question 16

Qualitative research as using numerically based data,

Question 17

_________________ attempts to make theoretical sense of documents by analyzing their cultural meaning.The content of documents is generally seen as its "text," but recently this genre of inquiry includes visual images as well (still pictures and video images).

A)ethnographic field research
B)qualitative document analysis
C)historical research
D)academic legal research

Question 18

______________ is the idea that knowledge generates power and,conversely,power generates knowledge.

A)crime and justice research
B)knowledge-power dynamic
C)critical thinking
D)crime and justice phenomena

Question 19

_____________ is a type of thinking that scrutinizes knowledge claims using the criteria of reason and evidence.

A)crime and justice research
B)knowledge-power dynamic
C)critical thinking
D)crime and justice phenomena

Question 20

________________ include all topics,activities,issues,questions,and trends that revolve around crime,crime control,and the criminal justice system.

A)crime and justice research
B)knowledge-power dynamic
C)critical thinking
D)crime and justice phenomena

Question 21

Crime and justice studies produce foundational knowledge refuting or supporting theories that
explain crime,theorize major historical and contemporary shifts in our reaction to crime,and
examine how both fit into our social structure and culture.

Question 22

A great deal of applied research is conducted in criminal justice agencies,social service
agencies,interest groups,and educational institutions.

Question 23

______________ attempts to determine the effectiveness of a program,policy,or method.It is the most widely used type of research conducted for,and used in,criminal justice bureaucracies.

A)applied research
B)evidence-based practice
C)mixed methods research
D)exploratory research

Question 24

In exploratory research,the researcher begins with a well-defined subject and conducts research to describe it accurately.

Question 25

The most comprehensive body of experimental research in criminology/criminal justice examined the deterrent effect of mandatory arrest for domestic violence offenders,commissioned by the NIJ.

Question 26

Describe the various categories of researchers.

Question 27

What is the difference between basic and applied research?

Question 28

_______________ investigates new crime and justice territory such as new research methods,or the feasibility of undertaking a more in-depth study.

A)applied research
B)evidence-based practice
C)mixed methods research
D)exploratory research

Question 29

Criminology/criminal justice has a no real literature on the history of crime and
the various components of the criminal justice system.

Question 30

Explain how the knowledge-power dynamic relates to criminological/criminal justice research.

Question 31

________________ presents a detailed picture of a situation,social setting,or relationship and is found in scholarly journals,or used for making policy decisions.

A)explanatory research
B)descriptive research
C)exculpatory research
D)evaluation research

Question 32

Dissecting this type of knowledge claim is essential for the closely related benefit of
becoming a critical consumer of research.