Vocabulary

Question 1

applied research

Answer 1

Applied research stems from a need for facts and findings with specific policy implications

Question 2

conceptualization

Answer 2

Specify the meaning of the concepts to be studied

Question 3

operationalization

Answer 3

concrete steps, or operations, used to measure specific concepts.

Question 4

descriptive research

Answer 4

describe the scope of the crime problem or policy responses to the problem. Descriptive research is used to describe characteristics of a population or phenomenon being studied.
Documentation of observation; Ina car accident police looking for witness

Question 5

empirical research

Answer 5

research is based on experience and produces knowledge through systematic observation.

Question 6

explanatory research

Answer 6

explains why crime takes place

Causal research can be conducted in order to assess impacts of specific changes on existing norms,

exploratory research – research to explore a specific problem

exploratory: done in order to discover more about something: . Learn more.

Question 7

methodology

Answer 7

the science of finding out.

Question 8

replication

Answer 8

Repeating a study, checking to see whether similar results are obtained each time.