Which of the Following Scenarios Best Reflects Kaplan's "Law of the Hammer

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following scenarios best reflects Kaplan's "law of the hammer"?

• A) Police-reported crime data continue to be used by social scientists,despite knowledge of their weaknesses.
• B) Assaults and other violent crimes are underreported in crime statistics.
• C) "Hard" (quantitative)measures of crime are more accurate than "soft" (qualitative)measures.
• D) Crime resists measurement.

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