Survey Research
Field Research
Agency Records, Content Analysis, and Secondary Data
Evaluation Research
Interpreting Data
100
What unit of analysis works best for surveys?
individuals
100
What was the point of the Disney article we looked at?
That field research is not just casual, it takes conscious planning and a critical eye. The researchers saw control aspects regular people typically miss.
100
What are agency records?
data collected by agencies regarding crime and cj data.
100
Name the three topics of Evaluation research
1. policy intervention 2. program evaluation 3. problem analysis
100
Name the three measures of central tendency
mean, median, and mode
200
What are the three different kinds of surveys out there?
1. Self-administered 2. In-person 3. Computer
200
What are the four steps to gaining access to formal organizations for doing field research?
1. Sponsor 2. Letter 3. Phone Call 4. Meeting
200
What are the three kinds of agency records?
published statistics, nonpublic records, and new data
200
What are the two parts of program evaluation that are best if used together?
Process evaluation and impact assessment
200
Name the three measure of dispersion.
range, variance, SD
300
What are the six different topics appropriate for survey research?
1. Counting Crime--asking people about victimization 2. Self-Reports--asking people about crimes they've committed 3. Perceptions and attitudes 4. Policy proposals 5. Targeted victim surveys 6. Other evaluation uses
300
What three things go into your letter when trying to access a formal organization?
1. Name sponsor 2. Research purpose (with benefit to them) 3. What you want and next contact
300
What kinds of research study are agency records good for?
descriptive, exploratory, explanatory, and applied
300
Why are stakeholders important in evaluation research?
They have different ideas of how things should be measured, get their POVs, and educate them as to why evaluation is important.
300
What is the problem with extreme scores?
throw off mean. look at dispersion.
400
What are the four major guidelines researchers should follow when constructing survey questions? Why are they important?
1. Make items clear-nothing vague or double-barreled (avoids confusion) 2. Short items are best (people get bored; time is money) 3. Avoid negatives (people skip over the "nots") 4. Avoid biased items (strong wording; use of prominent people is often more about the person than what you're asking)
400
What are the different observer roles? Also, name a negative or positive with each.
1. full participant--identity as a secret (get caught up, can't ask questions) 2. part-obs--make identity known and participate (can still influence, but can ask questions) 3. obs-part--identity known; can still participate but not main goal (can ask questions) 4. full observer--not a participant at all (can't ask questions)
400
What are the advantages and disadvantages of secondary data?
Plus: time and money, learn from experience researchers Minus: conceptualization and appropriateness
400
Why do we often want to measure multiple outcome variables in evaluation research?
Second Chance--show that it is helpful in some regard
400
Let's say that you have the following exam scores: 80, 80, 92, 94, 100. What is the median? What is the mode? What is the mean?
median: 92 mode: 80 mean: 89
500
What was the major finding in the article called " 'My Wife is Married and So is My Girlfriend': Adaptations to the Threat of AIDS in an Arrestee Population"?
Most arrestees engage in risky HIV practices with questionable effectiveness.
500
What were the major aspects of Decker’s article on “Collective and Normative Features of Gang Violence”? Ex: How did Decker get "in" with gang members? Which two areas of literature did he look at for his project? What sampling method was used? Who did the interviewing and what did this mean for prep? What did he find?
informant-past gang member Dietrick; collective behavior and gang violence; snowball sampling; research team--had to practice; collective behavior within the gang in how they defined gangs, joining, and leaving.
500
Describe Kilbourne's research in the video, Killing Us Softly 3. Did she look at agency records, content, or secondary data? What items did she analyze? Did she look at manifest or latent content? What did she find?
Content analysis; advertisements; both-copy and underlying meaning; construction of gender
500
Why have we seen growth in evaluation research?
1. CJ researchers to make a difference 2. federal requirements 3. limited funding 4. more accountability
500
What does it mean if a certain variable is significant at a level of P < .05?
1. only a 5% chance of error 2. only 5% chance that another sample that could be pulled will be as strong as the one you found
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