Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Jacinta M. Gau - University of Central Florida, USA
A Beginner’s Guide to Statistics in Criminology and Criminal Justice Careers
Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice, Second Edition is an introductory statistics text for undergraduate criminology and criminal justice majors. The topics and engaging presentation style are targeted to students who have a basic background in algebra but who have had little or no exposure to the study of statistics. The overarching goals of the book are to demonstrate to students that statistics used in criminal justice can be enlightening and eye-opening and, that pre-conceived notions of their academic inadequacies coming into the course are false.
The fully updated Second Edition includes new learning objectives and learning checks to help guide students through the material and ensure content understanding and retention. Coverage of the fundamental areas in statistics begins with descriptive statistics, moves into probability, and ends with regression to make the content easier for students to follow. By use of real data and research, emphasis is placed on balancing thoroughness with ease of understanding in order to show students the importance and relevance of statistics in their future criminal justice careers.
Supplements
The password-protected Instructor Resource Site includes the following:
· A Microsoft® Word® test bank is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
· Editable, chapter-specific Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides offer you complete flexibility in easily creating a multimedia presentation for your course. Highlight essential content, features, and artwork from the book.
· Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses provide suggested models for use when creating the syllabi for your courses.
· EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
· Web resources are included for further research and insights.
- Chapter activities for individual or group projects provide lively and stimulating ideas for use in and out of class reinforce active learning
The open-access Student Study Site includes the following:
- Mobile-friendly eFlashcards reinforce understanding of key terms and concepts that have been outlined in the chapters.
- Mobile-friendly web quizzes allow for independent assessment of progress made in learning course material.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
- Web resources are included for further research and insights.
- Data-sets reinforce concepts from the book and provide real-world application
“Dr. Gau’s Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice text is excellent…the book is logically organized, well written, easily understandable, contains relevant examples and end-of-chapter exercises, and uses SPSS.”
“A nice textbook for criminal justice students who are new to statistics. It is thorough yet concise. The price is certainly likely to win over students. Well done!”
“Authoritative yet, clear, succinct, and engaging. It covers all the relevant concepts, and it covers them well.”
“The specific CJ examples help students to connect the material to something that is real. It becomes more than just a math problem and instead they see it as a way to answer a specific research question in the field. This book does that better than any others I’ve seen.”
“I have already adopted this book, and I plan to continue using it. I have used at least four other statistics books over the years, and this one is superior.”
“The SPSS tutorials are excellent”
New Course material still undecided.
Book is too complicated for my undergrad students while too fundamental for my grad students. Its just isn't a good fit for my students. That being said, this is an excellent book for a grad student that has never been introduced to real statistical models.
Better than the text I used last semester and focuses specifically on crime and criminal justice. I am hoping that this will get students to see the utility of the examples more.
Its a great source of information and very well explained. I love the review exercises and checks. It is easily understood for beginners.