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2.1 MultiplemChoicemQuestions

1) Them"evidence"minmevidence-basedmcriminologymrefersmto
A) informationmobtainedmfrommwitnessesmtomthemcrime.
B) fingerprintsmfoundmatmthemcrimemscene.
C) experimentalmscientificmfindings.
D) socialmdiscussions.
Answer:m C
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Objective:m Whatmismthemrolemofmsocialmscientificmresearchmmethodsminmthemdevelopmentmofmcrimino
logicalmtheories?mHowmdoesmthemmeaningmofmthemwordmevidenceminmevidence-
basedmcriminologymdiffermfrommthemevidencemfoundmatmamcrimemscenemormthemevidencemusedminmcrim
inalmtrials?
Level:m Intermediate

2) Evidence-basedmcriminologymismbasedmuponmwhichmresearchmmethod?
A) Randomized,mcontrolledmexperiments
B) Casemstudies
C) Participantmobservation
D) Secondarymanalysismofmdat
amAnswer:m A
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Objective:m Whatmismthemrolemofmsocialmscientificmresearchmmethodsminmthemdevelopmentmofmcrimino
logicalmtheories?mHowmdoesmthemmeaningmofmthemwordmevidenceminmevidence-
basedmcriminologymdiffermfrommthemevidencemfoundmatmamcrimemscenemormthemevidencemusedminmcrim
inalmtrials?
Level:m Basic

3) Themideasmofmarmchairmcriminologistsmachievemacclaimminmallmbutmwhichmofmthemfollowingmways?
A) Theminvolvementmofmdistinguishedmlecturers
B) Publicationminmprestigiousmessays
C) Themsystematicmcollectionmofmrelatedmacts
D) Themassociationmofmtheirmideasmwithminstitutionsmofmhighermlearnin
gmAnswer:m C
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logicalmtheories?mHowmdoesmthemmeaningmofmthemwordmevidenceminmevidence-
basedmcriminologymdiffermfrommthemevidencemfoundmatmamcrimemscenemormthemevidencemusedminmcrim
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Level:m Intermediate




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4) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamscientificmendeavor?
A) Investigatingmthemrelationshipmbetweenmfactsmthatmhavembeenmgathered
B) Buildingmamdatabasemofminformation
C) Investigatingmparanormalmphenomena
D) Interrogatingmwitnessesmatmamcrimemscen
emAnswer:m D
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Objective:m Whatmismthemrolemofmsocialmscientificmresearchmmethodsminmthemdevelopmentmofmcrimino
logicalmtheories?mHowmdoesmthemmeaningmofmthemwordmevidenceminmevidence-
basedmcriminologymdiffermfrommthemevidencemfoundmatmamcrimemscenemormthemevidencemusedminmcrim
inalmtrials?
Level:m Difficult

5) A(n)m
ismamseriesmofminterrelatedmpropositionsmwhichmattemptmtomdescribe,mexplain,mpredict,mandm
ultimatelymcontrolmsomemclassmofmevents.
A) hypothesis
B) theory
C) variable
D) experiment
mAnswer:m BmP

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Objective:m Whatmismamtheory?mWhatmpurposesmdomtheoriesmserve?mWhatmrolemdomresearchmandmexperi
mentationmplayminmtheorymbuildingminmcriminology?
Level:m Basic

6) Themstatement,m"Breakingmthemcyclemofmpovertymwillmreducemcrime"mismanmexamplemofma(n)
A) hypothesis.
B) theory.
C) socialmpolicy.
D) causalmquestion.
Answer:m A
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Objective:m Whatmismamtheory?mWhatmpurposesmdomtheoriesmserve?mWhatmrolemdomresearchmandmexperi
mentationmplayminmtheorymbuildingminmcriminology?
Level:m Intermediate

7) Whichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmismanmexamplemofmamtheory?
A) Increasingmjobmopportunitiesmwillmreducemcrime
B) Crimemratesmincreasedminmthempastmyear
C) Povertymismamrootmcausemofmillegalmdrugmuse
D) Requiringmeveryonemtomearnmamhighmschoolmdegreemwillmleadmtomamreductionminmcri
memAnswer:m C
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Objective:m Whatmismamtheory?mWhatmpurposesmdomtheoriesmserve?mWhatmrolemdomresearchmandmexperi
mentationmplayminmtheorymbuildingminmcriminology?
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8) Whichmofmthemfollowingmismnotmamusemofmtheoryminmsocialmscientificmthinking?
A) Theoriesmsupplymframeworksmwithinmwhichmconceptsmandmvariablesmacquiremspecialmsignificance
B) Theoriesmlinkmstudiesmtogether
C) Theoriesmcanmbemimprovedmthroughmhypothesismtesting
D) Theoriesmprovidempatternsmformtheminterpretationmofmdat
amAnswer:m C
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Objective:m Whatmismamtheory?mWhatmpurposesmdomtheoriesmserve?mWhatmrolemdomresearchmandmexperi
mentationmplayminmtheorymbuildingminmcriminology?
Level:m Intermediate

9) researchmismundertakenmsimplymformthemsakemofmadvancingmscientificmknowledge.
A) Applied
B) Pure
C) Primary
D) Secondary
mAnswer:m Bm

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almvalidity?mExternalmvalidity?mHowmcanmthreatsmtominternalmandmexternalmvaliditymbemaddres
sed?mLevel:m Basic

10) Whatmismthemfirstmstepminmanymresearch?
A) Developmamresearchmdesign
B) Reviewmthemfindings
C) Choosemamdatamcollectionmtechnique
D) Identifymamproble
mmAnswer:m D
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Objective:m Whatmismthemrolemofmcriminologicalmresearchminmtheorymbuilding?mWhatmismintern
almvalidity?mExternalmvalidity?mHowmcanmthreatsmtominternalmandmexternalmvaliditymbemaddres
sed?mLevel:m Basic

11) ismthemprocessmbymwhichmamconceptmismmademmeasurablemormamsimplemhypothesis
mismturnedmintomonemthatmismtestable.

A) Operationalization
B) Theorymbuilding
C) Variablemdevelopment
D) Puremresearc
hmAnswer:m Am P
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Objective:m Whatmismthemrolemofmcriminologicalmresearchminmtheorymbuilding?mWhatmismintern
almvalidity?mExternalmvalidity?mHowmcanmthreatsmtominternalmandmexternalmvaliditymbemaddres
sed?mLevel:m Basic




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