Methods Exam III

Question 1

Which of the following agencies is considered to be the primary contributor to FedStats?

Accepted Answer

U.S. Department of Justice

Question 2

The National Crime Victimization Survey, an example of secondary data, is known for all of the following with the except

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It is locally representative.

Question 3

A ______ provides information about whether a program is reaching its objectives or not.

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summative evaluation

Question 4

The following crimes fall under the National Incident Based Reporting Systems umbrella of crimes against society with th

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arson

Question 5

The Federal Bureau of Investigation manages which of the following collection programs?

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Uniform Crime Reporting Program

Question 6

Which of the following types of data contains annual economic information by industry?

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County Business Partners

Question 7

Which of the following types of evaluation is used to understand if an existing program is changing over time?

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process evaluation

Question 8

Investigators obtain identifiable private information about individuals for research purposes when using ______.

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human subject data

Question 9

A gap analysis is usually conducted as a part of a(n) ______ evaluation.

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needs assessment

Question 10

Which of the following types of evaluation research is designed to offer insight about the implementation of a program?

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formative evaluation

Question 11

Data that includes longitude and latitude coordinates of a particular research area is called ______.

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geospatial data

Question 12

Schematics that use shaded or patterned areas to represent the proportion of the variable being displayed are called ___

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choropleth maps

Question 13

Zaykowski used which of the following secondary data sources in her research?

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National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 14

The following are all interrelated parts of geographic information systems

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funding

Question 15

______ identifies spatiotemporal patterns in crime data.

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Crime mapping

Question 16

A person or organization requesting support from geographic information system specialists is called a(n) ______.

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user

Question 17

Hot spot mapping techniques utilize all of the following tests with the exception of ______.

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nearest neighbor index

Question 18

Which of the following are types of spatial data used in geographic information systems?

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raster data and vector data

Question 19

______ data are collected from the same sample at different points in time.

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Longitudinal

Question 20

Zaykowski focused on all of the following variables in her victimization research with the exception of ______.

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victim’s relationship with their family

Question 21

Physical equipment making up a geographic information system, like servers for example, is known as ______.

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hardware

Question 22

Which of the following reporting programs was created in an effort to gather details about nonfatal crimes?

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National Incident Based Reporting System

Question 23

Tactical crime analysis falls under which umbrella of analysis?

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point-pattern analysis

Question 24

Points, lines, and polygons are types of ______ data that are used in geographic information systems on maps.

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vector data

Question 25

The following are examples of stakeholders with the exception of ______.

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evaluators

Question 26

Secondary use data that is available for anyone to use is called ______.

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public use data

Question 27

A ______ provides information about planning and improving the program.

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formative evaluation

Question 28

Which of the following offers counts of each type of in-scope crime such as murder, non-negligent manslaughter, and burg

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Summary Reporting System

Question 29

Invisible technology, such as programming used in crime analysis is called ______.

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software

Question 30

When evaluators identify the size or extent of the problem needing attention, they are conducting a(n) ______.

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gap analysis

Question 31

Geographic data that is a matrix of cells organized into rows and columns, similar to a grid, is called ______.

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raster data

Question 32

Which of the following types of data topics is considered to be relatively new?

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cargo theft

Question 33

Which of the following reporting programs provides detailed information pertaining to murder and manslaughter?

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Supplemental Homicide Reports

Question 34

______ evaluations assess whether a program is achieving its goals.

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Impact

Question 35

A statistical method used for determining the 24-hour rhythm of crimes is called ______.

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aoristic analysis

Question 36

Using secondary data when conducting research ______.

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provides the option of investigating large data sets

Question 37

Identifying the problem to be solved and then advocating for it to be considered by policymakers is referred to as _____

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agenda setting

Question 38

Hot spot mapping techniques focus on ______ data.

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point-pattern

Question 39

Zaykowski utilized which of the following types of data gathered about the use of victim services by crime victims?

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de-identified

Question 40

Crime analysis includes all of the following approaches with the exception of ______.

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educational

Question 41

The work of crime mapping was introduced by a(n) ______.

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mathematician and lawyer

Question 42

The following are policy cycle steps with the exception of ______.

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asking a research question

Question 43

A geographic area used by the Census Bureau for aggregating population data is called a ______.

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block group

Question 44

The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data sources their data from all of the following with the exception of ______.

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local agencies

Question 45

Opting to leave a question blank on a survey or questionnaire is referred to as ______.

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nonresponse

Question 46

The Uniform Crime Reporting Program data includes information from all of the following sources with the exception of __

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international

Question 47

Data with geographic coordinates associated with corresponding physical locations is called ______.

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spatial data

Question 48

______ collects, stores, manipulates, analyses, manages, and presents data that is geo-spatially referenced.

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Geographic Information System

Question 49

The design of multiple approaches, policies, or programs to address the problem of interest is referred to as ______.

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policy formation

Question 50

Which of the following populations is considered to be the most vulnerable in evaluation research?

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individuals receiving the benefits

Question 51

Satellite images and aerial photographs are examples of which of the following type of data?

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spectral data

Question 52

Data representing characteristics on a map of the real world is called ______.

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vector data

Question 53

Which of the following steps in the policy cycle leads to the legitimization of the policy?

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adoption

Question 54

Collecting data on individuals’ income, education levels, employment status, and housing characteristics is the function

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American Community Survey

Question 55

The Current Population Survey primarily gauges which of the following?

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unemployment

Question 56

Which of the following type of data tracks how often something has happened?

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frequency data

Question 57

Santos’ research utilized data collected from which of the following?

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police departments

Question 58

Tactical crime analysis techniques include the following with the exception of ______.

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districting analysis

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