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Exercise 2f

Exercise 2f

Q After you read Chapters 2 and 3 of the textbook, read the following article titles and abstracts (click on the link underneath each reference to reach the article's abstract): 1. Edwards, F., Lee, H., & Esposito, M. (2019). Risk of being killed by police use of force in the United States by age, race–ethnicity, and sex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(34), 16793-16798. https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Edwards et al., 2017 (risks of being killed by police by race, sex, and age).pdf Download Edwards et al., 2017 (risks of being killed by police by race, sex, and age).pdf 2. Pierson, E., Simoiu, C., Overgoor, J., Corbett-Davies, S., Jenson, D., Shoemaker, A., ... & Goel, S. (2020). A large-scale analysis of racial disparities in police stops across the United States. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(7), 736-745. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-020-0858-1 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Pierson et al., 2020 (bias in traffic stops less at night).pdf Download Pierson et al., 2020 (bias in traffic stops less at night).pdf 3. Choy, O., & Raine, A. (2021). Vitamin D sufficiency attenuates the effect of early social adversity on child antisocial behavior. Psychological Medicine, 1-10. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/vitamin-d-sufficiency-attenuates-the-effect-of-early-social-adversity-on-child-antisocial-behavior/5931BD4BF05EFF5266557FC279F4A2EF (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Choy & Raine, 2021 (Vit D, adversity, & antisocial beh).pdf Download Choy & Raine, 2021 (Vit D, adversity, & antisocial beh).pdf 4. Mersky, J. P., Berger, L. M., Reynolds, A. J., & Gromoske, A. N. (2009). Risk factors for child and adolescent maltreatment: A longitudinal investigation of a cohort of inner-city youth. Child Maltreatment, 14(1), 73-88. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1077559508318399 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Mersky et al., 2009 (risk factors for child maltreatment).pdf Download Mersky et al., 2009 (risk factors for child maltreatment).pdf 5. Apel, R., & Kaukinen, C. (2008). On the relationship between family structure and antisocial behavior: Parental cohabitation and blended households. Criminology, 46(1), 35-70. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-9125.2008.00107.x (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Apel & Kaukinen, 2008 (family structure & delinquency).pdf Download Apel & Kaukinen, 2008 (family structure & delinquency).pdf 6. Ostrowsky, M. K. (2010). Are violent people more likely to have low self-esteem or high self-esteem? Aggression and Violent Behavior, 15(1), 69-75. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1359178909001025 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Ostrowsky, 2010 (self-esteem & violence).pdf Download Ostrowsky, 2010 (self-esteem & violence).pdf 7. Ariel, B., Sutherland, A., Henstock, D., Young, J., Drover, P., Sykes, J., ... & Henderson, R. (2018). Paradoxical effects of self-awareness of being observed: Testing the effect of police body-worn cameras on assaults and aggression against officers. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 14(1), 19-47. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11292-017-9311-5 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Ariel et al., 2018 (paradoxical effects of police body cams).pdf Download Ariel et al., 2018 (paradoxical effects of police body cams).pdf 8. Grinols, E. L., Mustard, D. B., & Staha, M. (2011). How do visitors affect crime? Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 27(3), 363-378. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10940-010-9128-0 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Grinols et al., 2011 (visitors & crime).pdf Download Grinols et al., 2011 (visitors & crime).pdf 9. Haddock, G., Barrowclough, C., Shaw, J. J., Dunn, G., Novaco, R. W., & Tarrier, N. (2009). Cognitive–behavioural therapy v. social activity therapy for people with psychosis and a history of violence: Randomised controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 194(2), 152-157. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/cognitivebehavioural-therapy-v-social-activity-therapy-for-people-with-psychosis-and-a-history-of-violence-randomised-controlled-trial/13727E4FA13940531482A915C273C9E5 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Haddock et al., 2009 (CBT for psychosis & viol; RCT).pdf Download Haddock et al., 2009 (CBT for psychosis & viol; RCT).pdf 10. Norris, R. J., Weintraub, J. N., Acker, J. R., Redlich, A. D., & Bonventre, C. L. (2020). The criminal costs of wrongful convictions: Can we reduce crime by protecting the innocent? Criminology & Public Policy, 19(2), 367-388. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1745-9133.12463 (Links to an external site.) Full text (if you are interested): Norris et al., 2019 (criminal cost of wrongful convictions).pdf Download Norris et al., 2019 (criminal cost of wrongful convictions).pdf Now answer the following questions: 1) What is the best title among these 10 articles? Explain why. Feel free to refer to each article by Author et al. (year) convention, which is the APA format we will be using in this course a lot. 2) What is the worst title among these 10 articles? Explain why. 3) What is the best abstract among these 10 articles? Explain why. 4) What is the worst abstract among these 10 articles? Explain why. 5) Which one of the 10 articles is your personal favorite (based on its content as far as you can judge from the title and abstract)? When answering the above questions, make sure to explain your answers clearly, applying the criteria from Chapters 2 and 3.

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Question 1 The article by Norris et al. (2020) Criminology and Public Policy is one of my best articles since the author has avoided the yes or no question. Instead, the title is a statement that is cast. Therefore, it is more appropriate and can be analyzed as a report and publicized in a journal. Furthermore, the author has avoided giving the impacts in the title, preventing many questions than the answers to be provided, leading to oversimplification of the study. Additionally, the author’s title is fairly concise, which implies that the author provides the exact information required by the research users who may tend to use the article.