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_______________ consist of files or existing statistical documents maintained by organizations.


A) primary sources
B) running records
C) secondary sources
D) recollections

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Historical researchers are similar to ______________ in that they immerse themselves into a particular historical setting (using records and accounts of that time period) and then,through a process of interpretation,attempt to convert these historical materials into a coherent narrative.


A) ethnographers
B) statisticians
C) scientists
D) economists

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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___________________ is a Latin legal concept that means that once a legal precedent has been made by a court,all subsequent judicial decisions should follow that precedent unless there is a compelling reason not to.


A) Legal authority
B) Stare decisis
C) Primary authority
D) Secondary authority

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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__________________ is the systematic collection and legal analysis of law related sources in order to generate knowledge about a given crime and justice subject.


A) Quantitative research
B) Academic legal research
C) Technical legal research
D) Qualitative document analysis

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The statements or writings of individuals about their past lives or experiences based on memory are:


A) primary sources
B) running records
C) secondary sources
D) recollections.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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How do is mixed method research conducted?

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-Determining Whether Mixed Methods Is Appropriate. -Selecting the Mixed Methods Design. -Collect the Data. -Analyze and Interpret the Data. -Inform Others.

Running records consist of files or existing statistical documents maintained by organizations.

A) True
B) False

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_______________ is a research method that involves collecting and analyzing interpretively a systematically selected set of documents,including text and/or visual images,in an effort to uncover their meaning,themes,and cultural and social significance.


A) Qualitative research
B) Academic legal research
C) Technical legal research
D) Qualitative document analysis

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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One major feature of historical research is that the available data are generally unlimited and direct.

A) True
B) False

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Pseudoproof is the placement a historical event within its full context.

A) True
B) False

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Once the document passes as being authentic ________________ is used as an examination of the document's contents to establish credibility


A) internal criticism
B) bowdlerization
C) external criticism
D) dialogical criticism

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The mixed methods approach assumes that mixing qualitative methods with quantitative methods will yield more complete knowledge about a research question than any one type might alone-what's known as:


A) monomethod.
B) mixed methods research
C) case reviews
D) multiscannings

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The search for legal authority conducted by legal professionals designed to convince the courts of a particular legal position is referred to as __________________.


A) Quantitative research
B) Academic legal research
C) Technical legal research
D) Qualitative document analysis

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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____________________ Those sources of legal authority that are derived from previous legal research and commentary generally conducted by legal scholars are referred to as:


A) Legal authority
B) Stare decisis
C) Primary authority
D) Secondary authority

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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Socio-legal research involves the mixing of ALR methods with more traditional social science research methods.

A) True
B) False

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True

Information about events or settings are documented or written later by historians or others who did not directly participate in the events or settings is reffered to as.


A) primary sources
B) secondary sources
C) statistical sources
D) fiduciary sources

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which of the following is not a step in historical research?


A) Conceptualizing the Object of Inquiry
B) Locating Evidence
C) Evaluating Quality of Evidence
D) Revision of data

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Historical research has played a quiet yet central role in understanding the police,corrections,courts,law,and crime.

A) True
B) False

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____________means we evaluate the authenticity of a document itself to be certain that it is not a fake or a forgery.


A) internal criticism
B) bowdlerization
C) external criticism
D) dialogical criticism

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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As a method __________________ involves systematically collecting historical materials and analyzing those materials for the purpose of constructing a descriptive and/or theoretical account of what has happened in the past


A) qualitative research
B) quantitative research
C) historical research
D) ethnographic research

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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