Research- What is it good for?
Criminal justice research is good for...
a. establishing production costs
b. human resource protocol
c. measuring outcomes
d. all of the above
c. measuring outcomes
"Is there a relationship between a police officer's self-identified race and the number of civil rights complaints he/she receives?" This is an example of a quantitative research question.
True or False
True
"What were the main reasons police officers in the NYPD receive civil rights complaints in 2021?" This is an example of a quantitative research question.
True of False
False
"How much did you grow in the past 10 years, and what factors contributed to your grow?" This is an example of a:
a. rhetorical research question
b. research hypothesis
c. compound research question
d. all of the above
c. compound research question
This founding father was the first Chief Justice of the United States.
John Jay
Criminal justice research is good for...
a. talking to your neighbors
b. finding the latest TikTok dance
c. figuring out consumer responses
d. telling important stories
d. telling important stories.
Which of the following is an example of ONLY quantitative data collection?
a. surveys
b. descriptive statistics
c. interviews
d. PowerPoint
b. descriptive statistics
Which of the following is an example of ONLY qualitative data collection?
a. Focus Groups
b. Surveys
c. Interviews
d. Canva
a. Focus Groups
Mixed methods can occur at which of the following stages?
a. research question
b. design selection
c. data collection
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
"16 on Death Row" is a 1997 song by this artist.
Tupac
Criminal justice research is good for...
a. mass production
b. social equity
c. social sciences
d. quality assurance
b. social Equity
A quantitative design aimed at establishing a relationship between variables:
a. case study
b. descriptive
c. correlational
d. none of the above
c. correlational
A qualitative design aimed to capture cultural knowledge (ex. a study about NYC migrant healthcare) is best known as:
a. Ethnography
b. Grounded Theory
c. Quais-Experimental
d. all of the above
a. Ethnography
When a research study converts qualitative data into quantitative data, this is known as:
a. operationalizing
b. mixing
c. qualitizing
d. quantitizing
d. quantitizing
"13th" is a documentary feature film directed by Ava DuVernay and is based on which book?
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Criminal justice research is good for...
a. serving people
b. serving first-line managers
c. serving politicians
d. none of the above
a. serving people
A variable that may be influenced by other variables in a study is called a:
a. construct
b. independent variable
c. dependent variable
d. control variable
c. dependent variable
Sequential tracing of events and situations to describe social and political phenomena and to evaluate causal claims:
a. Content/Document Analysis
b. Observation
c. Process Tracking
d. all of the above
c. Process Tracking
Give one example of mixing at the research design level.
Quantitative: descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, experimental
Qualitative: case study, ethnography, historical, phenomenological
Which one of these songs contains lyrics that can serve as an admission of murder?
a. Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
b. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
c. Buffalo Soldier - Bob Marley
d. Who Shot Ya - Notorious B. I. G.
b. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Criminal justice research is good for:
a. explaining a phenomenon
b. establishing a relationship between variables
c. adding context to prior research
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
In an experimental study about the effects of a new drug, the group that DOES NOT receive the drug in question is considered the:
a. variable group
b. dependent group
c. control group
d. experimental group
c. control group
A qualitative study aimed to capture multiple perspectives about and extraordinary event (ex. a study about 9/11 experiences):
a. Historical Study
b. Phenomenological Study
c. Correlational Study
d. all of the above
b. Phenomenological Study
Give one example of mixing at the data collection level.
Quantitative: polls, observation, surveys, longitudinal, interviews, descriptive statistics, secondary data, advances statistics.
Qualitative: interviews, focus groups, content/document analysis, process tracing, observation, surveys.
What is the greatest movie of all time?
Back to the Future