Criminal Justice Statistics: A Practical Approach - Hardcover

Sinacore, James; Lurigio, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0750696729 ISBN 13: 9780750696722

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996

Synopsis

Focuses upon the basic statistical problems criminal justice practitioners are likely to encounter. The book presents statistics as a set of tools or procedures for addressing specific data analysis problems rather than formal, somewhat abstract subject. This text is designed for criminal justice students, many of whom will be required to produce statistical reports at the administrative or supervisory level. Criminal Justice Statistics: A Practical Approach provides a clear and simple understanding of what is often perceived as a very difficult topic.



Provides a clear and simple approach to understanding statistics.
Geared towards the unique statistical needs of criminal justice students.
Introduces the reader to the use of SPSS, the computer program used by virtually all the social science.

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Review

Excellent text. easy to comprehend, and the examples make it interesting for the student. It's about time C.J. got it's own statistics text.

Edition details

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0750696729
• ISBN 13: 9780750696722
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 277
• Editor: Seng Magnus