Explain the concept and types of nonprobability sampling.
What will be an ideal response?
? Quota samples – nonprobability stratified sample in which the researcher attempts to ensure that sample proportions, for example age, sex, and race, resemble those in the population.
? Accidental samples – sampling of convenience in which the researcher makes little attempt to ensure representativeness of the sample.
? Purposive samples – the selection of the sample based on the researcher’s skill, judgment, and needs.
? Snowball samples – entails obtaining a first subject and on the basis of this subject obtains entrée and introduction to other subjects.
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a. when there is a significant passage of time between the initial illegality and the discovery of the evidence b. Where a Number of factors intervene to weaken the connection c. When the police mistakenly or unintentionally misinterpret the law d. All of the above
Chronic illness is a risk factor for recidivism among juvenile offenders.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Explain how efforts to control "quality of life" offenses highlight the tension between order and liberty in constitutional democracies
What will be an ideal response?
The seminal article in the Atlantic Monthly that many believe was responsible for the modern state of community policing was written by __________ and __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word