Statistics for Criminal Justice and Criminology in Practice and Research
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STATISTICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
statistics in criminology
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- ISBN 9781412993685
- Weight: 980g
- Dimensions: 187 x 231mm
- Publication Date: 12 Mar 2013
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Statistics for Criminal Justice and Criminology in Practice and Research is an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the study of basic statistics for students pursuing careers as practitioners or researchers in both Criminal Justice and Criminology programs. This student-friendly text shows how to calculate a variety of descriptive and inferential statistics, recognize which statistics are appropriate for particular data analysis situations, and perform hypothesis tests using inferential statistics.
But it is much more than a "cook book." It encourages readers to think critically about the strengths and limitations of the statistics they are calculating, as well as how they may be misapplied and misleading. Examples of statistics and statistical analyses are drawn from the worlds of the practitioner as well as the policymaker and researcher. Students will also gain a clear understanding of major ethical issues in conducting statistical analyses and reporting results, as well as insight into the realities of the life of researchers and practitioners as they use statistics and statistical analyses in their day-to-day activities.
But it is much more than a "cook book." It encourages readers to think critically about the strengths and limitations of the statistics they are calculating, as well as how they may be misapplied and misleading. Examples of statistics and statistical analyses are drawn from the worlds of the practitioner as well as the policymaker and researcher. Students will also gain a clear understanding of major ethical issues in conducting statistical analyses and reporting results, as well as insight into the realities of the life of researchers and practitioners as they use statistics and statistical analyses in their day-to-day activities.
Jack Fitzgerald, Professor Emeritus at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, received his B.A. from Harvard College and M.A and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. His professional interests include research methods, statistics, deviance and criminology. He taught sociology, including research methods and statistics, at Knox College. He is co-author (with Steven M. Cox) of Research Methods and Statistics in Criminal Justice: An Introduction and Police in Community Relations, as well as several research reports and articles in the professional literature. Jerry Fitzgerald received his B.A. from Cornell College and his M.A. from the University of Iowa. He worked as a research associate in alcoholism studies in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa. He is author or co-author of over 40 research reports on alcohol and drug abuse published in peer reviewed professional journals.
