Criminologists Who Devise Valid and Reliable Measures Designed to Calculate

question 26

Multiple Choice

Criminologists who devise valid and reliable measures designed to calculate the amount and trends of criminal activity fall under which sub-area of the criminological enterprise?

• A)theory construction and testing
• B)criminal statistic and crime measurements
• C)penology and social control
• D)victimology and victimization

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Definitions:

Mental Age

A concept used to describe the intellectual capability of a person (often a child) compared to the average intellectual performance in their actual chronological age group.

Binet-Simon Scale

A tool developed in the early 20th century to measure an individual's intelligence and mental age.

Intelligence Quotient

A measure of a person's cognitive abilities in relation to their age group, often abbreviated as IQ.

Alfred Binet

A French psychologist who, along with Theodore Simon, developed the first intelligence test, laying the foundation for modern intelligence theory and testing.