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Criminal Justice Research
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1. Weber's notion that the purpose of research is to gain a qualitative 'understanding' of phenomena from the perspective of the subjects
Confidentiality
Independent Variable
Deduction
Verstehen
2. Confirmation of the accuracy of findings; attainment of greater certitude in conclusions through additional observations
Quantitative research
Panel Studies
Deduction
Verification
3. Abstract or symbolic tags placed on reality
Dependent Variable
Deduction
Concepts
Scientism
4. Laws that protect researchers from being forced to reveal sources in court of law
External Validity
Panel Studies
Shield laws
Reciprocity
5. A system of mutual obligation between subjects and researchers; because the subjects cooperation assisted the researcher - the researcher owes the subject professional regard
Plagiarism
Philosophy
Reciprocity
Concepts
6. 1. artificiality 2. limited scope
Replication
Rival causal factors
Plagiarism
Disadvantages of experiments
7. The process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization
Induction
Risk-benefit ratio
Panel Studies
Independent Variable
8. Repetition of experiments or studies utilizing the same methodology
Hypothesis
Science
Dualistic fallacy
Replication
9. A type of longitudinal design to gather data from different samples across time
Trend Studies
Confidentiality
Institutional Review Board
Cross-sectional design
10. College/University research committees that oversee and ensure ethical research standards
Disadvantages of experiments
Advantages of experiments
Institutional Review Board
Methodological Narcissism
11. View of all social events as a distinct chronicle of unique happenings
Time-series design
Historicism
Independent Variable
Verstehen
12. Combines rationality and logical explanation with method - emphasizing observation - measurement - replication and verification
Theory
Science
Hypothesis
Longitudinal design
13. View that - if one cannot quantitatively measure a phenomenon - it is not worth studying
Independent Variable
Time-series design
Scientism
Researchese
14. A series of cross-sectional studies conducted on the same subjects (the PANEL) at different time intervals. Allows investigators to measure change in individuals.
Panel Studies
Advantages of experiments
Disadvantages of experiments
Concepts
15. Highs and lows in data found
Plagiarism
Verstehen
Researchese
Research Shock
16. Variables other than X - the independent variable that may be responsible for the outcome
Role of Researcher
Science
Rival causal factors
Institutional Review Board
17. Concepts that can vary or take on different numerical values; operationalized concepts
Role of Researcher
Methodological Narcissism
Variables
Informed consent
18. A scientific approach to knowledge based on 'positive' facts as opposed to mere speculation
Concepts
Positivism
Methodology
Researchese
19. Broken windows can signal to people that no one cares about a building. Leads to more serious vandalism and attracts the wrong crowd
Informed consent
Deduction
Broken Windows
Rival causal factors
20. 1. evidence of causality 2. control 3. cost 4. replication
Dualistic fallacy
Advantages of experiments
Disadvantages of experiments
Cohort studies
21. Plausible explanation of reality
Concepts
Dependent Variable
Theory
Spurious relationship
22. Explains world through rationality and logical explanation
Methodology
Philosophy
Institutional Review Board
Panel Studies
23. Fanatical adherence to a preferred method at the expense of substance; view that there is one and only one way of doing research - that is - by employing the one - best method
Methodological Narcissism
Researchese
Institutional Review Board
Rival causal factors
24. A research design in which the same people are studied or tested repeatedly over time
Internal validity
Longitudinal design
Qualitative research
Independent Variable
25. Reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Dualistic fallacy
Broken Windows
Hypothesis
Deduction
26. Requirement that any information obtained in research be treated as confidential and not be revealed in any manner that would identify or harm subjects
Confidentiality
Longitudinal design
Dependent Variable
Induction
27. A research design in which investigators compare groups of subjects of differing age who are observed at a single point in time.
Variables
Disadvantages of experiments
Cross-sectional design
Longitudinal design
28. Aliases used in research reports to protect the identity of respondents
Research Shock
Pseudonyms
Dependent Variable
Role of Researcher
29. Subjective evaluation of the risk to a research participant relative to the benefit both to the individual and to society of the results of the proposed research.
Risk-benefit ratio
Institutional Review Board
External Validity
Cross-sectional design
30. Definition of concepts on the basis of how they are measured
Philosophy
Operationalization
Historicism
Reciprocity
31. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
Role of Researcher
Risk-benefit ratio
Plagiarism
Broken Windows
32. Accuracy within the study itself
Cohort studies
Rival causal factors
Double-blind Experiment
Internal validity
33. Measurement of single variable at successive points in time
Verstehen
Time-series design
Research Shock
Disadvantages of experiments
34. The outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable
Rival causal factors
Induction
Longitudinal design
Dependent Variable
35. Collection of accurate facts or data; attempt to address the issue of 'what is'
Internal validity
Qualitative research
Methodology
Disadvantages of experiments
36. We must remain objective and value-free Yet - our decisions about what to study is strongly influenced by personal interests and other factors
Methodology
Role of Researcher
Advantages of experiments
Positivism
37. A group of subjects followed over a long period with data collected multiple times during the course of their lives
Scientism
Methodology
Cohort studies
Institutional Review Board
38. Specific statements or predictions regarding the relationship between two variables
Rival causal factors
Hypothesis
Cross-sectional design
Cohort studies
39. Accuracy in the ability to generalize or infer findings from a study to a larger population
Deduction
Verstehen
Independent Variable
External Validity
40. Language of research
Operationalization
Researchese
External Validity
Role of Researcher
41. The idea that delinquents and nondelinquents are two fundamentally different types of people
Philosophy
Dualistic fallacy
Time-series design
Methodological Narcissism
42. The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied
Replication
Disadvantages of experiments
Historicism
Independent Variable
43. A model or schema that provides a perspective from which to view reality
Paradigm
Disadvantages of experiments
Quantitative research
Rival causal factors
44. Research that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form. Concepts are assigned to numerical values. On a scale of 1-5 how well do you like this class? (1=lowest)
Risk-benefit ratio
Quantitative research
Operationalization
Rival causal factors
45. Neither the subjects nor administrators in an experiment know which group is receiving the treatment
Double-blind Experiment
Spurious relationship
Researchese
Scientism
46. Agreement of subjects to participate in research after they have been briefed
Disadvantages of experiments
Researchese
Longitudinal design
Informed consent
47. Research that relies on what is seen in field or naturalistic settings more than on statistical data
Dualistic fallacy
Double-blind Experiment
Trend Studies
Qualitative research
48. False relationship that can be explained away by other variables
Qualitative research
Spurious relationship
Hypothesis
Deduction