Survey Development
These are the two main forms of survey questions.
What are "open-ended" and "close-ended"?
A technique commonly used in marketing AND criminal justice includes asking questions to 6-12 participants at once.
What is the "focus group"?
This type of researcher identifies themselves as a researcher but still interacts directly with observed participants.
What is "observer-as-participant"?
This type of data does not require direct interaction with the participants on which the dataset is based.
What is "secondary data" or "agency data"?
This type of research is used to help design alternative practices from what is currently being used.
What is "policy analysis"?
When writing survey questions, avoid THIS type of statement that ask about the opposite of the issue of interest (ex. Should marijuana NOT be legalized?).
What are "negative" or "double negative" questions.
T/F: Qualitative interviews allow for "rich descriptions" of the human experience.
What is "true"?
Researchers who wish only to be known as another community member (hide their research agenda) are known as this.
What is a "full participant"?
THIS is the analysis of social artifacts such as written documents, social media posts, newspapers, etc.
What is "content analysis"?
These are individuals who have a vested interest in an organization and the outcomes of any evaluation research.
What are "stakeholders"?
When you want questions to only appear to certain participants based on their previous answers, you would use THIS type of question.
What are "contingency questions"?
THIS refers to one's own subjectivity in the research process that is impacted by one's own feelings and prior experiences.
What is "reflexivity"?
This form of field observation involves a careful inventory of environmental and situational factors that may contribute to crime or dangerousness.
What is a "safety audit"?
Chances of clerical errors increase as the dataset gets ______.
What is "larger"?
In evaluation research, the outcomes of interest represent THIS type of variable.
What is the "dependent variable"?
Follow up reminders about surveys will ________ the response rate.
What is "increase"?
_____ Theory is an inductive approach in which theory is established from the data and analysis of meaning.
What is "grounded theory"?
Most forms of qualitative research utilize this form of sampling.
What is "nonprobability" or "purposive" sampling?
Annual, publicly available data, such as the UCR/NIBRS is a form of THIS.
What are "published statistics"?
THIS type of research is meant to link the intended goals of a criminal justice policy to empirical evidence that supports it having the desired effect.
What is "program evaluation"?
When writing survey questions, be aware of THIS, where participants may adjust their responses based on what they belief they want the researcher to hear.
What is "social desirability bias"?
THESE are important tools for qualitative researchers that are used to encourage participants to elaborate further.
What are "probes"?
Structured field observation forms allow multiple researchers to gather the same data. These forms typically allow for ______ measures.
What are "quantitative" or "numerical" measures?
In content analysis, THIS represents the underlying meaning that can be discovered through interpretative process.
What is "latent content"?
T/F: Evaluation research may only use experimental designs.
What is "false"?