A randomized field experiment is designed to test the usefulness of a new DNA test for solving crimes. Crime clearance rates in police departments that use the new DNA test will be compared with crime clearance rates in police departments that use traditional DNA tests. The fact that some departments will not be using this new DNA test to solve crimes during the experiment may be ethically justifiable when:
a. Citizens do not know about the new DNA test.
b. There is no way of knowing whether the DNA test is of any value to solving crime.
c. DNA tests have become affordable to police departments.
d. The research is conducted in a high-crime area.
b. There is no way of knowing whether the DNA test is of any value to solving crime.
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a. Psychological b. Sociological c. Physiological d. Economic e. All of the above.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a. protective devices b. insurance costs c. surveillance and security devices d. salaries and benefits of personnel
The conditional release of an inmate with a terminal illness is
A. a mercy pardon. B. a conditional pardon. C. medical parole. D. mandatory release.