When a measure corresponds to existing measures, ______ is established.

a. inter-rater reliability
b. criterion validity
c. content validity
d. test-retest reliability


b. criterion validity

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Members of organized crime view themselves as conventional members of society

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following propositions best explains why international terrorists often select transportation carriers?

a. Transportation carriers often symbolize the nations in which they are incorporated. b. Many transportation carriers and terminals provide transportation services for international travelers. c. Maximum publicity will be received within the nations whose citizens are victims of the attack. d. All of these.

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

1. By 1914, three quarters of all state bar associations had adopted the Canons, and in most states complaints about lawyer misconduct were heard by bar association committees followed by a possible appeal to the court. 2. Lawyers tend to see their role in securing justice as an important contribution toward establishing an efficient legal system, as supporting law as an institution, and as promoting procedural justice. 3. Ethical rules require lawyers to accept any case and client who can pay the fee. 4. The general duty of confidentiality is broader than the lawyer-client privilege. 5. If a client tells the lawyer that he or she will lie on the witness stand, the ethical rules require that the lawyer do nothing about the situation.

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Which of the following styles of policing allows the greatest amount of discretion by police officers?

a. Watchman b. Legalistic c. Service d. Victim oriented

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