Read the following research experiment conducted by the Police
Foundation in 1974:
Kelling, G. L., Pate,
T., Dieckman, D., & Brown, C. E. (1974). The Kansas City preventive patrol experiment:
A summary report. Police Foundation.
Retrieved from https://www.policefoundation.org/publication/the-kansas-city-preventive-patrol-experiment/
Brief summary:
The Kansas City
preventive patrol experiment: Police Foundation. Retrieved from https://www.policefoundation.org/projects/the-kansas-city-preventive-patrol-experiment/
The experiment focused on the
following research questions:
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Would citizens notice
changes in the level of police patrol?
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Would different levels
of visible police patrol affect recorded crime?
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Would different levels of visible police patrol
affect the outcome of victim surveys?
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Would citizen fear of
crime change as a result of differing patrol levels?
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Would attendant behavior change as a result of
differing patrol levels? Would their degree of
satisfaction with police change?
Answer the following questions in short, clear, and
concise sentences.
Pick ONE of the research questions above and complete the following five
exercises.
Identify
one independent variable (IV) from the selected research question. In one sentence indicate the IV. The IV is _____________.
Indicate
how the independent variable identified in #1 could be measured
(conceptualize, operationalize, and describe the level of measurement for
this variable).
Identify
one dependent variable (DV) from the selected research question. In one sentence indicate the DV. The DV is _____________.
Indicate
how the dependent variable identified in #3 could be measured
(conceptualize, operationalize, and describe the level of measurement for
this variable).
Express
the research question in a measurable
hypothesis statement (ensure that the hypothesis statement includes the
independent variable and the dependent variable you identified in items 1
and 2 above). Use the following structure to help formulate your answer:
____ with ____ are more/less likely to ____ than ___
without ______
(subjects) with (independent
variable) are more/less likely to (dependent variable) than (subjects)
without (independent variable)
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