Test Bank For Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction 6th Edition by Schmalleger
Test Bank For Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction 6th Edition by Schmalleger
Test Bank For Criminology Today An Integrative Introduction 6th Edition by Schmalleger
3) The ideas of armchair criminologists achieve acclaim in all but which of the following ways?
A) The involvement of distinguished lecturers
B) Publication in prestigious essays
C) The systematic collection of related acts
D) The association of their ideas with institutions of higher learning
Answer: C
Page Ref: 30
Objective: What is the role of social scientific research methods in the development of
criminological theories? How does the meaning of the word evidence in evidence-based
criminology differ from the evidence found at a crime scene or the evidence used in criminal
trials?
Level: Intermediate
4) Which of the following is not a scientific endeavor?
A) Investigating the relationship between facts that have been gathered
B) Building a database of information
C) Investigating paranormal phenomena
D) Interrogating witnesses at a crime scene
Answer: D
Page Ref: 30
Objective: What is the role of social scientific research methods in the development of
criminological theories? How does the meaning of the word evidence in evidence-based
criminology differ from the evidence found at a crime scene or the evidence used in criminal
trials?
Level: Difficult
6) The statement, "Breaking the cycle of poverty will reduce crime" is an example of a(n)
A) hypothesis.
B) theory.
C) social policy.
D) causal question.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 31
Objective: What is a theory? What purposes do theories serve? What role do research and
experimentation play in theory building in criminology?
Level: Intermediate
13) A(n) research design is particularly useful when some aspects of the social setting
are beyond the control of the researcher.
A) controlled experiment
B) one-group pretest-posttest
C) quasi-experimental
D) case study
Answer: C
Page Ref: 35-36
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
14) Which of the following threats to internal validity is an example of the problem of
experimental mortality?
A) During the implementation of a study on violence in a prison, the prison administrator is
replaced
B) During a study, subjects become tired and their response time is affected
C) During a study in which students interview prison inmates, a number of student interviewers
graduate and must be replaced
D) During a study comparing two groups of prison inmates, some of the members of one group
are released on parole
Answer: D
Page Ref: 36
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
15) Which of the following threats to external validity is an example of the problem of reactive
effects of experiment arrangements?
A) A pretest was conducted that sensitized the subjects to the topic of the research, so that they
may have responded to the treatment differently than would individuals who did not go through
the pretest
B) Defendants in a county court are allowed to choose whether or not they would like to
participate in a study to determine the effectiveness of a new diversion program
C) Inmates in a prison are aware that they are part of a study on prison violence and modify their
behavior as a result of this awareness
D) Inmates in a prison are participating in two research studies and are simultaneously exposed
to two different experimental interventions
Answer: C
Page Ref: 37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
16) After the results of a large research study on police procedures were publicized, the
researchers were interested in determining whether the study had affected police policy. The
researcher telephoned big-city police departments and asked a series of questions about
department policies and procedures. This is an example of which data-gathering strategy?
A) Participant observation
B) Survey research
C) Case study
D) Secondary analysis
Answer: B
Page Ref: 38
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
17) You are interested in studying how prison inmates and correctional officers interact on a
daily basis. To do this, you get a job as a correctional officer in a state prison and work there for
several months. What data-gathering strategy are you employing here?
A) Participant observation
B) Survey research
C) Secondary analysis
D) Self-reporting
Answer: A
Page Ref: 39
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
18) Which is the only data-gathering technique that does not produce new data?
A) Self-reporting
B) Secondary analysis
C) Case study
D) Survey research
Answer: B
Page Ref: 39-40
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Basic
19) Because the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment had a major impact on police
policy, the National Institute of Justice decided to see if the same results would be found if the
study was conducted in other cities around the U.S. This is an example of the issue of
A) replicability.
B) intersubjectivity.
C) reactivity.
D) instrumentation.
Answer: A
Page Ref: 40
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
21) are techniques that produce measurable results which can be analyzed statistically.
A) Qualitative methods
B) Pure research methods
C) Quantitative methods
D) Participant observations
Answer: C
Page Ref: 42
Objective: What are the differences between quantitative and qualitative methods in social
sciences? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?
Level: Basic
22) treats numbers as having intrinsic scientific value.
A) Intersubjectivity
B) Pure research
C) Qualitative methodology
D) The mystique of quantity
Answer: D
Page Ref: 43
Objective: What are the differences between quantitative and qualitative methods in social
sciences? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?
Level: Basic
23) After research into the effectiveness of Project D.A.R.E. found that the program was
ineffective, publication of the research results was blocked. A representative of the National
Institute of Justice stated that they did not agree with one of the study's major findings. What
ethical issue applies here?
A) Protection of human subjects
B) Informed consent
C) Objectivity
D) Data confidentiality
Answer: C
Page Ref: 44
Objective: What are some of the ethical considerations involved in conducting criminological
research?
Level: Difficult
24) The ethical principle of means that research subjects are told about the nature of
the research and their role in it.
A) informed consent
B) data confidentiality
C) anonymity
D) objectivity
Answer: A
Page Ref: 44-45
Objective: What are some of the ethical considerations involved in conducting criminological
research?
Level: Basic
25) Which of the following is not a critical ethical issue for criminal justice researchers?
A) Data confidentiality
B) Protection of human subjects
C) Disclosure of research methods
D) Application of results to social policy
Answer: D
Page Ref: 44-45
Objective: What are some of the ethical considerations involved in conducting criminological
research?
Level: Intermediate
26) A(n) involves reviewing the results of other studies on a specific topic.
A) participant observation study
B) meta-analysis
C) survey
D) case study
Answer: B
Page Ref: 47
Objective: How do criminological research and experimental criminology impact social policy?
Level: Basic
27) In a research report, the is a brief summation of the findings of the report.
A) abstract
B) review of the existing literature
C) preface
D) analysis
Answer: A
Page Ref: 48
Objective: What sections might a typical research report contain?
Level: Basic
28) Which of the following sections is not always included in a research report?
A) Appendixes
B) Findings and results
C) Analysis and discussion
D) References
Answer: A
Page Ref: 48-49
Objective: What sections might a typical research report contain?
Level: Intermediate
1) The evidence used in evidence-based criminology is the same type of evidence that is used in
a criminal trial.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 29
Objective: What is the role of social scientific research methods in the development of
criminological theories? How does the meaning of the word evidence in evidence-based
criminology differ from the evidence found at a crime scene or the evidence used in criminal
trials?
Level: Basic
2) During the Golden Age of Theory, there was a systematic attempt to link criminological
research to theory.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 29
Objective: What is the role of social scientific research methods in the development of
criminological theories? How does the meaning of the word evidence in evidence-based
criminology differ from the evidence found at a crime scene or the evidence used in criminal
trials?
Level: Basic
6) If you conduct applied research, you are not expecting your results to have any immediate,
practical application.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 33
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Basic
9) You are conducting a simple one-group pretest-posttest research design in a police department
and between the pretest and posttest, the chief of police resigns. This event may produce a
confounding effect.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 35
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
10) A rehabilitation program is tested in a California medium security prison and found to be
effective. The researchers want to know if the program will be effective in maximum security
prisons in Texas. This is a question of external validity.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 35
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
11) In the "participant as observer" strategy, the observer goes "undercover" and joins the group,
participating in their activities.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 39
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
12) The question, "Do you see what I see?" highlights the role of intersubjectivity in scientific
observation.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 40
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Basic
14) The best way to control the effects of biases is to be aware of them at the start of the
research.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 44
Objective: What are some of the ethical considerations involved in conducting criminological
research?
Level: Basic
15) During participant observation, the researcher's primary role becomes that of a member of
the group he or she is observing.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 45
Objective: What are some of the ethical considerations involved in conducting criminological
research?
Level: Intermediate
16) Politicians frequently consult with criminologist when developing new crime legislation.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 46
Objective: How do criminological research and experimental criminology impact social policy?
Level: Intermediate
18) It is not necessary for a researcher to present research limitations in the final research report.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 49
Objective: What sections might a typical research report contain?
Level: Basic
11) such as researcher preconceptions and biases enter into all stages of the research
process.
Answer: Values
Page Ref: 44
Objective: What are some of the ethical considerations involved in conducting criminological
research?
Level: Basic
13) Ideally, criminological research should have an impact on politicians who formulate crime
control .
Answer: policy
Page Ref: 46
Objective: How do criminological research and experimental criminology impact social policy?
Level: Basic
14) In a research report, a discussion of relevant previous research is usually found in the section
.
Answer: review of existing literature
Page Ref: 48
Objective: What sections might a typical research report contain?
Level: Basic
15) journals use peer reviewers to determine the quality of manuscripts submitted to
them.
Answer: Refereed
Page Ref: 59
Objective: What sections might a typical research report contain?
Level: Basic
2.4 Matching Questions
A) Step 3
B) Step 1
C) Step 4
D) Step 7
E) Step 5
F) Step 6
G) Step 2
2) A Correlation is Observed
Page Ref: 31
Objective: What is a theory? What purposes do theories serve? What role do research and
experimentation play in theory building in criminology?
Level: Intermediate
3) A Theory is Proposed
Page Ref: 31
Objective: What is a theory? What purposes do theories serve? What role do research and
experimentation play in theory building in criminology?
Level: Intermediate
Answers: 1) F 2) B 3) A 4) C 5) G 6) E 7) D
A) Research based on scientific inquiry that is designed and carried out with practical
applications in mind
B) Research characterized by original and direct investigation
C) Research based on new evaluations of existing information that has been collected by other
researchers
D) Research undertaken simply for the sake of advancing scientific knowledge
8) Applied research
Page Ref: 33
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
9) Pure research
Page Ref: 33
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
A) Step 2
B) Step 1
C) Step 3
D) Step 4
A) External validity
B) Internal validity
17) History
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
18) Reactivity
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
19) Self-selection
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
20) Maturation
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
21) Instrumentation
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
Answers: 16) A 17) B 18) A 19) A 20) B 21) B 22) B 23) A 24) B 25) B
Match each threat to the validity of a research design with the appropriate example
27) History
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
28) Reactivity
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
29) Self-selection
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
30) Maturation
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
31) Instrumentation
Page Ref: 36-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
Answers: 26) B 27) K 28) E 29) F 30) J 31) D 32) H 33) C 34) I 35) A 36) G
Match the data collection technique to its definition
40) Surveys
Page Ref: 38-40
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
41) Self-reporting
Page Ref: 38-40
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Intermediate
A) A discussion of any shortcomings in the researcher so that readers may assess their impacts
on the reported results
B) Includes the names and professional affiliations of all authors
C) A brief summary of the report's findings
D) A discussion of relevant works of other researchers and prior research
E) Provides an overview of the methodology used by the researcher and explains how the
problem was investigated
F) A statement of what is being tested in the research study
G) Bibliography of all materials used in planning the study and preparing the research report
45) Disclaimers/limitations
Page Ref: 48-49
Objective: What sections might a typical research report contain?
Level: Intermediate
46) Abstract
Page Ref: 48-49
Objective: What sections might a typical research report contain?
Level: Intermediate
1) Identify the four eras of criminology and discuss how they have influenced the current field of
criminology today.
Answer: Answers should define the four eras of criminology based on the textbook: the golden
age of research (1900-1930), the golden age of theory (1930-1960), the age of theory testing and
empirical methods (1960-2000), and the current era (21st century) that is heir to the first three.
Criminology has moved into the scientific or evidence-based criminology that we see today,
building off of the previous periods.
Page Ref: 29-30
Objective: What is the role of social scientific research methods in the development of
criminological theories? How does the meaning of the word evidence in evidence-based
criminology differ from the evidence found at a crime scene or the evidence used in criminal
trials?
Level: Intermediate
3) Define the two types of validity and explain some of the factors that may threaten validity in
research designs. How can threats to the two types of validity be addressed?
Answer: Answers should explain the two types of confounding effects, which may invalidate the
results of research — internal validity (limits to the certainty that the research interventions
caused observed changes in research findings) and external validity (factors limiting the ability
of researchers to generalize research findings to other settings). Responses should also list some
of the specific threats to internal and external validity listed in Figures 2-2 and 2-3 in the text.
Strategies to address these threats, such as control and randomization, should also be discussed.
Page Ref: 35-37
Objective: What is the role of criminological research in theory building? What is internal
validity? External validity? How can threats to internal and external validity be addressed?
Level: Difficult
2.6 Critical Thinking Questions
1) Explain how theory building develops in the field and contributes to social policy in
criminology. Please provide examples.
Answer: While examples will vary, all answers should accurately define theory according to the
textbook as a set of interrelated propositions that attempt to describe, explain, predict, and
ultimately control some class of events. All answers should explain a bit of the theory developing
process, including observations, theory/hypothesis development, evidence-based testing, and the
results leading up to social policy development. Answers should also discuss the importance of
and problems with ensuring that research results guide daily practice and social policy.
Page Ref: 30-33, 46-47, & others
Objective: Multiple
Level: Difficult
2) What are some of the values and ethics that criminologists must consider when conducting
research? How are they addressed?
Answer: Answers should address how criminologists work to prevent biases in research
conducted, data confidentiality, informed consent, and the overall protection of human subjects
in research. Some answers may include participation observation issues as well as building a
code of ethics for researchers in the field.
Page Ref: 44-45
Objective: What are some of the ethical considerations involved in conducting criminological
research?
Level: Intermediate