As a criminologist, you are asked to assess the effectiveness of an after-school program that had been designed to reduce crime rates among youth. Describe in detail at least three ways that you could go about studying the effectiveness of this program, applying concepts that you have learned in this course.
What will be an ideal response?
First, observation of the program participants requires the researcher to keep participation with subjects to a minimum while carefully recording their activities. Second, experiments conduct a pre- and posttest to evaluate changes that occur from a person participating in the program. Area students would be randomly assigned to an experimental group (the program) or a control group (no program). Third, surveys of the program participants would help to uncover whether any changes have occurred in attitudes that are at risk for offending.
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What is the most serious form of motor vehicle theft, and why is it considered the most serious? Also, explain any additional charges that may be filed against this criminal.
What will be an ideal response?
An evaluation of 44 anti-bullying programs showed that school-based anti-bullying programs are effective in reducing bullying perpetration and victimization (being bullied) by between ______% and ______%.
A. 9, 12 B. 11, 15 C. 16, 19 D. 17, 20
How many inmates are housed in private prisons?
What will be an ideal response?
________ are criminal acts that are detected and punished before the ultimate or intended crime actually occurs.
A. Completed crimes B. Misdemeanors C. Inchoate crimes D. Felonies