Which Practice Accounts in Part for the Fact That Ethnic

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which practice accounts in part for the fact that ethnic minorities are disproportionately represented in arrest statistics?

• A) Racial profiling
• B) Geographic profiling
• C) Psychological autopsy
• D) Criminal profiling

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Definitions:

Experimenter Bias

In experimental design, the problem of some kind of bias in an experimental group because of the way the researcher, knowingly or unknowingly, has selected its members.

Internal Validity

The degree to which the results of a study can be attributed to the experimental treatments or interventions rather than other factors.

Spurious Relationship

An apparent relationship between two variables that is actually caused by a third variable.

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are likely to vary or change within the context of a scientific study or experiment.