The greatest strength of ______ is that researchers can correlate a variety of characteristics of respondents with their admitted offenses that go beyond the demographics of age, race, and gender.

A. experimental research
B. ethnographic research
C. self-report research
D. case studies


C. self-report research

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Beyond its use to identify specific vehicles, the VIN also conveys other information such as nation of origin, manufacturer, and model year

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to Klahm and Tillyer (2010), some evidence suggests that ______ has been found to be unrelated to propensity to use force by one study, but not in another.

a. police training b. officer age c. years of experience d. level of education

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According to the Terry v. Ohio case police may stop, question, and sometimes search persons based on a standard less than probable cause to arrest known as _________suspicion

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Sample size and sampling error are inversely proportional. 2. A unit of analysis is the unit from which data are collected to answer a research question. 3. Utilizing a group or organization unit of analysis in one’s research does not inform about the people in those groups or the location of those groups. 4. Units of analyses that are geographic units can include city blocks, census tracks, cities, counties, states, or countries. 5. Researchers can utilize census data when using geographic region as a unit of analysis.

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