Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Big Data is a dataset that is accessible in computer readable form to reveal small variances between variables.
2. Using secondary data presents no methodological challenges because there is no human contact involved with it.
3. Data quality is never a concern with secondary data because they are collected by official agencies.
4. One issue with historical data is that (for a variety of reasons) it may be an unrepresentative selection of materials from the past.
5. There is no ethical concern for subject confidentiality when original records are analyzed.
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. False
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For each task listed, specify whether the task should be carried out by a forensic toxicologist, clinical/hospital toxicologist, or neither
a. Analyze an unidentified white powder b. Establish the alcohol content of a whole blood sample c. Analyze a urine sample for heroin metabolites d. Analyze a dried bloodstain for the presence of DNA e. Analyze a blood sample for the presence of HIV f. Analyze a victim's clothing for seminal evidence g. Analyze scalp hair for the presence of a heavy metal poison h. Perform toxicity studies on a new pharmaceutical drug i. Estimate the influence of a drug on an individual What will be an ideal response?
American Indian and Alaska native women are significantly more likely than white women, African American women, or mixed-race women to report they were:
a. Psychologically abused. b. Stalked. c. Sexually assaulted. d. Both b and c
Bob is leaving the medical marijuana dispensary with his six ounces, which is legal under the law. He drops his purchase and drives away, unaware that he no longer has his marijuana. Sue is walking down the street when she becomes the lucky recipient of six ounces of marijuana. When Bob realizes his mistake, he goes back to the dispensary and finds Sue getting high on the corner. He calls the police, claiming Sue stole his marijuana, and Sue is taken into custody. Sue is later released without charges. What is the most likely reason for this?
A. Sue had a prescription and did not have mens rea. B. Sue had actus reus but did not have a prescription. C. Sue had a contractual relationship to the police. D. Sue had a medical marijuana prescription.
According to the text, an ethical issue in police research is to deny the new processes to a "control group."
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false