A Criminologist Wishes to Evaluate a New Parolee Release Program

question 3

Multiple Choice

A criminologist wishes to evaluate a new parolee release program that provides job skills. A person convicted of a felony is often referred to parole when first released from prison. While on parole, a parolee must meet with an parole agent at regular and frequent intervals, must undergo random drug tests and searches of the residence, and can be returned to prison for parole violations at the request of a parole agent. A parolee is not a free person. With respect to participation in this research study:

• A)a parolee can provide informed consent and does not fall under the rules for prisoners because the person is no longer physically confined to a prison.
• B)a parolee can provide informed consent and does not fall under the rules for prisoners because the project provides job skills which are good to have.
• C)a parolee is not a free person and subject to return to prison, therefore, the same rules would apply as do for prisoners.
• D)None of the answer options is correct.

Know the key individuals and their differing views in the early development of psychology.

Appreciate the importance of research findings communication in psychology.

Understand the steps for evaluating the validity of research claims.

Gain knowledge of APA ethical guidelines in research.

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Definitions:

Mode

The number that occurs the greatest number of times in a series of data.

Median

The middle value in a data set when the values are arranged in order, or average of the two middle values when there is an even number of observations.

Mean

The average value of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of the numbers.

Categorical Data

Data that can be divided into specific groups or categories based on qualitative characteristics.