A researcher is interested in the effect of police on crime. She records the size of the police force and the crime rate of 100 communities selected using a quota sampling design. After analyzing the data obtained, she concludes that the size of the police force causes a decrease in the crime rate. This illustrates a(n) ______ approach to establishing causal relations.
A. random
B. experimental
C. longitudinal
D. nonexperimental
Answer: D
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If a prosecutor's charging decision is motivated by revenge, this is known as:
a. revenge prosecution. b. retaliatory prosecution. c. vindictive prosecution. d. selective prosecution.
Acquisition, storage, and retrieval are the components of ______.
A. repression B. human memory C. reconstructive theory D. cognitive templates
Which crime has the highest clearance rate because of arrests?
A) ?robbery B) ?murder C) ?motor vehicle theft D) ?rape
An investigator in plain clothes is conducting surveillance from an undercover (U.C.) van parked in a high crime area. He observes suspicious activity on a street corner known as a busy drug sales area. A suspect receives a wad of money and immediately walks away from the small group. The suspect begins to walk quickly and is heading south and the investigator will lose sight of the suspect soon
The investigator has a second, backup investigator in plain clothes across the street on a bench. Based on the facts in this situation, what is the best surveillance method the investigator should utilize in order to track the suspect? A) The investigator should follow the suspect in his U.C. police vehicle while the back-up officer stays with the group on the corner. B) The investigator should use the one-officer surveillance method while the back-up officer stays with the group on the corner. C) The investigator should use the two-officer surveillance method to follow the suspect. D) The investigator should use the ABC method to follow the suspect.