CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Unit 3 Worksheet Student Name: _______________________________________________________ Read the following research experiment conducted by the Police...

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CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Unit 3 Worksheet Student Name: _______________________________________________________ Read the following research experiment conducted by the Police Foundation in 1974: Kelling, G. L., Pate, T., Dieckman, D., & Brown, C. E. (1974). The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment: A summary report. Police Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.policefoundation.org/publication/the-kansas-city-preventive-patrol-experiment/ Brief summary: The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment: Police Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.policefoundation.org/projects/the-kansas-city-preventive-patrol-experiment/ The experiment focused on the following research questions: · Would citizens notice changes in the level of police patrol? · Would different levels of visible police patrol affect recorded crime? · Would different levels of visible police patrol affect the outcome of victim surveys? · Would citizen fear of crime change as a result of differing patrol levels? · Would attendant behavior change as a result of differing patrol levels? Would their degree of satisfaction with police change? Answer the following questions in short, clear, and concise sentences. Pick ONE of the research questions above and complete the following five exercises. 1. Identify one independent variable (IV) from the selected research question. In one sentence indicate the IV. The IV is _____________. 2. Indicate how the independent variable identified in #1 could be measured (conceptualize, operationalize, and describe the level of measurement for this variable). 3. Identify one dependent variable (DV) from the selected research question. In one sentence indicate the DV. The DV is _____________. 4. Indicate how the dependent variable identified in #3 could be measured (conceptualize, operationalize, and describe the level of measurement for this variable). 5. Express the research question in a measurable hypothesis statement (ensure that the hypothesis statement includes the independent variable and the dependent variable you identified in items 1 and 2 above). Use the following structure to help formulate your answer: ____ with ____ are more/less likely to ____ than ___ without ______ (subjects) with (independent variable) are more/less likely to (dependent variable) than (subjects) without (independent variable) QUESTION #1 Topic: Female Delinquency-Discrimination · What are the differences in delinquency between males and females? · In what ways have girls been discriminated against in the juvenile justice system? Discuss the consequences of this differential treatment. Provide an example(s) as to why you believe females may be discriminated against in the criminal justice system. Discuss the consequences of this differential treatment. Is relational aggression a serious from of aggressive behavior, or is it merely a concept that pathologizes the normal behavior of females? Explain. QUESTION#2 Can you Identify Environmental Influences? For this discussion, identify two different environmental influences and explain why you believe the situation or event would qualify as an environmental influence. Once you have a working explanation, connect those influences with a trend and pattern of crime. An example could be street cameras as the environmental influence. When looking at the trend, it could be identified as the movement of crime to another location called the displacement effect. This trend will then result in a pattern of crime in other locations. You might find the attached article helpful with this discussion. Remember, you will need to support your thoughts with a source. QUESTION# 3 From your reading in Chapter 4, recall that there are four levels of measurement. There are also several implications for which level is needed or desired, based on the purpose of the research and the relationship (or association) among the variables involved. Identify the four levels of measurement and give example (not from the text) of each. Why might a variable be measured (captured) on one level versus another?