CJBA 240 Quantitative Inquiry of Problems in Criminal Justice I

3 hours 

This course provides a foundation to quantitative inquiry and problem solving in criminal justice. Specific attention is paid to analyzing administrative and observational data about crime, punishment, and justice. The basics of statistical analysis, data production, data manipulation, procedures for displaying data for quantitative inquiry, problem solving, and analysis are covered. The course will include the use of software applications for data manipulation.