Come up with a research question and a hypothesis on a topic related to criminology. Then explain the difference between a research question and a hypothesis. After that, indicate what your dependent and independent variables are, as well as a constant (if you have one), and what direction of association your hypothesis assumes.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Do youth with delinquent friends commit more crime? I hypothesize that younger youth are more likely to commit crime if they have delinquent friends. A hypothesis asserts that there is a relationship between two variables, whereas a research question is simply proposing a topic of interest to study. The dependent variable, in this case would be crime and the independent variable is whether they have delinquent friends. The constant is youth. The direction of association I assume is that there will be a positive relationship with delinquent friends and a youth's criminal activity.
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a. An institutional practice, giving the right and responsibility for the punishment of a delinquent to the father b. The Greek and Roman court houses, built in the 7th century by the architect, Draco. c. Laws that do not separate delinquent acts of children from criminal acts of adults d. A system of intervention, set up by the authorities, imposed upon those considered unwilling or unable to make their won decisions
All of the following are accurate statements about the availability of secondary qualitative data EXCEPT ______.
A. there are fewer qualitative studies available than quantitative studies B. the number of available qualitative studies is growing C. there are more qualitative studies available than quantitative studies D. England has been a leading contributor to the archiving of qualitative data
In which war was the use of repression by the United States particularly intense?
a. The Cold War b. World War I c. World War II d. The War of 1812
The Constitution does not permit a legislature to set a net large enough to catch a. all possible gang members. b. all possible prostitutes
c. all possible rapists. d. all possible offenders.