Assignment: Presentation of Criminal Justice Research and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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QUESTION 1
"Reverse outlining" when preparing a research report means:
A.
Outlining a draft of the report paragraph by paragraph
B.
Writing the executive summary after completing the report
C.
Shifting back matter, such as bibliographical information, into the body of the report
D.
Reorganizing the report after critiquing the original research proposal
QUESTION 2
The different goals of researcher, research sponsor, subjects, and study audience:
A.
Are usually in conflict so that the most important consideration remains the researchers' goals
B.
Are usually consistent so that there is little to worry about when balancing each of these goals
C.
Have in recent years become an integral part of the reporting process itself
D.
Have been exaggerated so much that researchers no longer pay attention to them
QUESTION 3
A researcher conducts a study of racial tensions in a correctional setting. He identifies different interest groups, interviews members of these different groups, talks with interviewees about the issues raised by other interviewees, and attempts to reach consensus on issues on which there is disagreement. The research exemplifies:
A.
The constructivist paradigm
B.
Normal science
C.
Participatory action research
D.
Quantitative research
QUESTION 4
The most unique aspect of the preparation of an academic journal article is the:
A.
Need for approval by more than one person
B.
Peer-review process
C.
Interest of stakeholders in the research findings
D.
Feedback that is possible on early drafts
QUESTION 5
Which of the following is good advice for writing research reports?
A.
Avoid a discussion section before the conclusion section.
B.
Revise several times, if possible.
C.
Ensure that each paragraph focuses on multiple topics.
D.
Stick to the organization that you outlined in the proposal.
QUESTION 6
An ethical research report should include all but which of the following?
A.
Identification of the research sponsors
B.
A description of every change made in the plans "after the fact"
C.
Acknowledgement of the staff who made major contributions
D.
Coauthors listed in the order agreed on in advance
QUESTION 7
A discussion section:
A.
Recites the literature and the relationship of the study findings to the literature
B.
Discusses the ethical implications of the study and calls for further research
C.
Summarizes study methods in order to lay the basis for the conclusion section
D.
Summarizes the evidence with respect to the theoretical framework of the study
QUESTION 8
Which section of a journal article concisely describes the research problem, the sample, the method, and the findings?
A.
Abstract
B.
Introduction
C.
Method
D.
Results
QUESTION 9
Social scientists who believe that there should be a strict separation between the determination of empirical facts as satisfactory and unsatisfactory also believe that:
A.
Value considerations should guide most decisions about research design.
B.
Values may motivate the selection of a research problem to study.
C.
Scientists may get their research reviewed by human subjects’ committees.
D.
It is not possible to implement this belief in actual practice in any meaningful way.
QUESTION 10
Compressed frequency displays in research reports:
A.
Eliminate unnecessary percentages and repetitive tables
B.
Obscure the entire range of variation in variables
C.
Are a graphic alternative to frequency distributions
D.
Are acceptable only for displaying summary statistics
