Explain the concept of "thick description" in detail and its importance in field research
What will be an ideal response?
Students should explain that thick description represent qualitative data in which a researcher attempts to capture all the details of a social setting in an extremely detailed description and convey an intimate feel for the setting and the inner lives of people in it.
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When a president focuses on crime control policy because he thinks it's the right thing to do, this is called a:
a. political explanation. b. policy explanation. c. ideological explanation.. d. religious explanation. e. none of the above.
Which key element do perpetrators of sexual assault, highly aggressive children, and violent persons all have in common?
A. history of victimization B. distrust of women C. deficits in information processing D. misinterpretation of communication
The supervision of parolees is carried out by ________.
A. district attorneys B. parole officers C. parole advocates D. prison wardens
What is the main reason that criminal justice professionals are beginning to use more rehabilitative strategies as a philosophy of punishment?
a. Rehabilitative strategies are more cost-effective. b. Rehabilitative strategies put more people in prison. c. Rehabilitative strategies have dramatically increased public support for punishment. d. Rehabilitative strategies have decreased community involvement.