Criminologists Often Encounter Difficulties When They Attempt to Evaluate Programs

question 37

Multiple Choice

Criminologists often encounter difficulties when they attempt to evaluate programs or policies using a randomized experimental model with control and treatment groups. Agnew and Brezina illustrate such difficulties with which of the following examples?

• A) Juvenile court personnel violate the random assignment procedure.
• B) Juveniles select the treatment group over the control group.
• C) Researchers lack adequate funding.
• D) Researchers lose interest in the study before it is completed.
• E) all of the above

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