Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice

Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice, fourth edition provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to statistics that highlights the integral role that research and statistics play in the study of criminology and criminal justice. Connecting the study of statistics with real world, contemporary case studies, Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice not only helps students learn how to perform and understand statistical analyses, but also to make the connection between how they are used and why they are so important.

Written by two well known experts in the field, Ronet D. Bachman and Raymond R. Paternoster, Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justicetakes a practical approach and avoids complicated proofs and discussions of statistical theory, without sacrificing statistical rigor. The fourth edition is replete with updated examples that explore key issues, giving students to opportunity to investigate research questions related to criminal justice and criminology with statistics.