Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 7th Edition – Test Bank

Research Methods for Criminal Justice and Criminology 7th Edition by Michael G. Maxfield – Test Bank

1. Conceptualization is the process by which we specify precisely what we mean when we use particular terms.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: 112

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.1 – 1

1. Recidivism represents a collection of related phenomena either observed or heard about.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: 116

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.2 – 2

1. Every variable should have two important qualities; their attributes should be exhaustive as well as mutually exclusive.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: 120

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.3 – 3

RMCJ.MAXF.11.5 – 5

1. Ordinal measures are variables whose attributes may be logically rank-ordered.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: 121

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.6 – 6

1. Recidivism is a term to represent a collection of unrelated phenomena that we have either observed or heard about somewhere.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: 116

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.1 – 1

RMCJ.MAXF.11.2 – 2

1. Reliability is measuring what you think you are measuring.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: False

REFERENCES: 124

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.7 – 7

1. Reliability is threatened every time there is a single observer as the source of data.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: 124

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.7 – 7

1. Mental images of serious crime may vary among individuals depending on their backgrounds and experiences.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: 124

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.1 – 1

RMCJ.MAXF.11.2 – 2

1. One good indicator of crime seriousness is harm to the crime victim.
   1. True
   2. False

ANSWER: True

REFERENCES: 130

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: RMCJ.MAXF.11.2 – 2