Which of the following refers to the accuracy of the scale or measurement in tapping the correct concept or construct?
a. Content validity
b. Construct validity
c. Pragmatic validity
d. Convergent-discriminant validation
b. Construct validity
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A gang leader is arrested for assaulting members of a rival gang. The juvenile judge is likely to view gang leadership as a(n):
a. positive indication of one's communicative skills. b. indicator of one's rehabilitative potential. c. mitigating circumstance. d. aggravating circumstance.
Controllers try to prevent people from committing crimes
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements regarding labeling theories is TRUE?
a. Labeling is a macro-level perspective. b. Symbolic interactionists advocate direct observation of the social world. c. Labeling theorists argue that reactions to deviant behavior can be ignored. d. In defining deviance, the reaction to the behavior or the person is not as important.
In __________, if a defendant exercises his or her right to silence, the prosecutor may not ask the jury to draw an inference of guilt from the defendant's refusal to testify in his own defense.
A. Griffin v. California B. Miranda v. Arizona C. Michigan v. Mosley D. North Carolina v. Butler