A researcher conducts a study on the effectiveness of a new prisoner rehabilitation program. All of the elements of an experiment are present except that the groups were not randomly assigned. This study is an example of a(n):
a. Nonequivalent control group design
b. Before-and-after design
c. Ex post facto control group design
d. Regression-discontinuity design
a. Nonequivalent control group design
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Studies have shown that young men between 16 and 24, both inside and outside of prison, are more prone to violence than older men.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay viewed delinquency as resulting from a breakdown in social control among ________
A) political institutions B) governmental agents C) family and neighborhood D) religious institutions
What is a gang unit?
A) a permanent police unit specially tasked to work on gang problems B) a group of police officers who have all gone undercover to infiltrate gangs C) a citizen task force formed to deal with a specific gang problem D) officers temporarily pulled from detective units or juvenile units to work on gangs
Differential social organization refers to the fact that
a. high crime rates reflect social disorganization. b. communities have either favorable or unfavorable definitions of criminal behavior. c. most communities are organized for both criminal and anti-criminal conduct. d. differential rates of crime are a reflection of general needs and values.