CJ305 Criminal Justice Statistics (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): CJ300  or equivalent
This course presents theory, procedures, and practical application for data formulation and analysis. The focus is on criminology and crime-related statistics that measure central tendency and dispersion, probability, and critical thinking skills regarding analysis of data sets.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Identify historical and current trends in the criminal justice system.
2. Utilize computer databases to identify information for problem solving within their community.
3. Identify statistical methods that are typically used in criminal justice related reporting. 
4. Construct and interpret data distributions concerning raw data in an ethical manner.
5. Explain measures of central tendency and understand how their presentation impacts public perception and policy.
6. Understand probability and probability distributions.
7. Identify and demonstrate working with single and multivariate data and analyze its validity.
8. Critique related statistics used to support assumptions and drive policy-making decisions.
9. Identify useful software and websites for analyzing data.