______ confirms that the design of a measure is indeed assessing the intended concept.
a. Face validity
b. Test-retest reliability
c. Criterion validity
d. Inter-rater reliability
a. Face validity
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a. An earlier example of the "beat" patrolman b. A form of self-policing in local communities. c. Another word for the constabulary form of policing. d. A form of policing in America after the Civil War.
The child saving movement was perhaps the most successful in: a. Reinforcing the "dependent status of youth." b. Expanding the definitions of "delinquency" to behaviors formally ignored ortreated informally
c. Making industrial schools more humane. d. a and b only
Goth's major contribution to criminology is the recognition that rape is a crime of violence, not a sexual act. Why do you think this classification was so important? Why were they considered worse in the past?
What will be an ideal response?
Crime rates in a major U.S. city appear to be located in particular neighborhoods closer to the city center. What are some important aspects a researcher would want to consider in choosing to examine the social disorder of neighborhoods and crime throughout the city? Explain why this is important to examine through social disorganization theory.
What will be an ideal response?