Adventures in Criminal Justice Research: Data Analysis Using SPSS 15.0 and 16.0 for Windows

Adventures in Criminal Justice Research: Data Analysis Using SPSS 15.0 and 16.0 for Windows

<p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p></span><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The only book of its kind, this text guides students through the process of conducting criminological data analysis. Used primarily in lab settings, the <strong>Fourth Edition </strong>of <strong>Adventures in Criminal Justice Research</strong>, derived from the popular <em>Adventures in Social Research </em>(Babbie et al, Pine Forge Press/SAGE), systematically takes students through a series of investigative adventures. More than 150 screenshots in the text offer clear visual step-by-step instructions to solidify student understanding.<br /></span><p></p></span></span><p></p><p><b></b></p><p><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">New to This Edition<br /><br /></span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span><ul><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><li><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Incorporates even more criminal justice exercises, policy-related exercises, and hot criminal justice–related issues throughout the book <li><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Includes analysis of criminal justice and other social issues using data from GSS sets, the 2000 Census, </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Survey, and other data sets available to the public through the Internet <li><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Offers increased coverage of Web-based surveys and survey software</span></span></li></span></span></li></span></span></li></span></span></ul><p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><p><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Accompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries!</span></b></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span><p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><ul><li>A new <strong>Student study site</strong> at <b><u>www.sagepub.com/logiostudy</u></b> features numerous data sets along with online appendices - <i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Appendix A: Sample Journal Article and "How to Read a Research Article", Appendix B: College Alcohol Study Questionnaire, and Appendix C: Chapter Review Quizzes with Answers</span></i><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">.</span><i> </i></li></ul><p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Intended Audience <br /><br /></span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">This practical textbook is a valuable supplement for courses in Research Methods and/or Statistics in departments of criminal justice or criminology. </span></span></p></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></span></span></span></span><p></p></span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>The only book of its kind, this text guides students through the process of conducting criminological data analysis. Used primarily in lab settings, the of , derived from the popular (Babbie et al, Pine Forge Press/SAGE), systematically takes students through a series of investigative adventures.