A researcher decides to measure crime by the number of arrests made by the police department. At what step in the research process is the researcher at?

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The researcher is at the stage of operationalization, which involves defining and measuring the variables of interest. In this case, crime is being operationalized as the number of arrests made by the police department.

A Researcher Decides to Measure Crime by the Number of Arrests