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Transferability occurs when working hypotheses can be transferred from one _______________ to another.

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Which approaches are considered inappropriate for initiating field research among active offenders?


A) telephone survey, informal gatherings, and club meetings
B) focus group meetings and movies
C) letters, phone calls, and formal meetings
D) all forms of formal and informal contacts

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The ___________________ is the person who will assist you in gaining access to a subculture.

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Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of interviewing and survey research. Give specific attention to the topics of validity, reliability and generalizability.

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Why is it often necessary to supplement field research with other forms of data? Give examples of other types of data that are often used in criminal justice research and how each may be used as a link to field research.

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Which factor is a serious consideration for researchers who adopt the role of complete participant when doing field research?


A) generalizability
B) ethics
C) validity
D) all of these answers are correct

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Audit trails consists of extensive logs of data, such as ____.


A) letters and phone calls
B) meetings
C) interviews
D) field notes and memos

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Which statement is false regarding the use of field notes for recording observations?


A) field notes include what you are sure you have observed
B) field notes should not include unanticipated events
C) field notes should include what you think you observed
D) note taking can be done on standardized recording forms that you create prior to the start of the research

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A qualitative interview involves an interaction between an interviewer and a respondent

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Research involving which group would not be receptive to the use of unstructured interviews?


A) criminals
B) police officers
C) judges
D) probation officers

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Theoretical sampling is not a part of this theory generating process.

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While planning qualitative interviews, think carefully about your role as _______________.

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Reflexivity refers generally to one's subjectivity in the research process. Thus, the process of reflexivity requires that one be critically conscious of ____.


A) one's feelings
B) one's resources
C) who their subjects are
D) whether they will be using subjects in formal or informal organizations

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Field research is a data collection method that involves the ____of phenomena in their natural settings.


A) direct observation
B) written records
C) grounded theory
D) accurate measure

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A theory that stems from an analysis of patterns, themes, and common categories discovered in data is referred to as an_______________ theory.

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When examining qualitative data, there are many ways to find concepts that become higher-level themes.

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Generalizability of qualitative studies is often limited by ___.


A) representative of the population
B) of sufficient size
C) generalizable
D) of insufficient size

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The semi-structured interview format allows asking a spontaneous question and discovering an_______________.

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Missing data is a type of connector where you are alert for what participants are failing to mention.

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Which statement is false with regard to structured interviews?


A) they enable the researcher to generate numeric measures of observed conditions
B) they are best suited for studies where a researcher is expected to encounter a wide variety of situations
C) they are more reliable than other methods
D) they require careful training

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