Compare and Contrast Reliability and Validity

question 3

Essay

Compare and contrast reliability and validity.

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Definitions:

Crack Epidemic

A significant increase in the use and distribution of crack cocaine across American cities during the 1980s and early 1990s, highlighting issues of drug abuse and crime.

Opioid Overdoses

A potentially fatal incident resulting from the excessive consumption of opioids, a class of drugs that include both illegal substances like heroin and prescription pain relievers.

Conflict

A struggle between opposing forces or interests, which can occur on individual, group, or societal levels.

Structural Strain Theory

A theory that interprets deviance as originating in the tensions that exist in society between cultural goals and the means people have to achieve those goals.