A graduate student is interested in understanding how many youth have engaged in a violent offense and at what age they committed the offense. Her advisor suggested that she engage in what type of social science research?

A. exploratory
B. explanatory
C. evaluative
D. descriptive


Answer: D

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highly toxic chemical __________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The original definition of rape was ______.

a. the act of using psychological manipulation for sex b. any unwanted physical contact between the perpetrator and the victim c. the carnal knowledge (vaginal penetration) of a female, forcibly against her will d. nonexistent because women were considered property

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Which of the following is not one of the three distinctive policing styles as identified by James Q. Wilson?

A. watchman B. pragmatic C. legalistic D. service

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Incest is not as harmful a sex crime to the victim as stranger rape

a. True b. False

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