In a survey of the negative life events of juvenile offenders , the variable parental incarceration is measured as the number of times their parents were incarcerated. The level of measurement is:

a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Interval
d. Ratio


d. Ratio

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Reinterviewing and recanvassing occur when immediate investigative leads have been exhausted and the investigation needs to shift to a prolonged investigative status

a. True b. False

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The story of Marion Coakley in the Law in Society section suggests that entirely proper jury trial procedures can cause wrongful convictions

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A youth gang is viewed as a group of or more persons who self-identify themselves as an entity separate from the community by special clothing, vocabulary, hand signals, and name, and engage in criminal activity

a. one b. two c. three d. four

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In looking at the UCR, what two areas can crime reporting practices significantly influence?

What will be an ideal response?

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