SOC 5490: Crime, Desistance, and Reentry (Prof. Annika Anderson): Background Info and Books
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Routledge Handbook of Crime Science by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0415826268Publication Date: 2018-11-13
Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice Ethics by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1483346587Publication Date: 2014-08-05
The SAGE Handbook of Criminological Research Methods by Call Number: HV6024.5 .S24 2012ISBN: 9781849201759Publication Date: 2012
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About Crime Statistics
- How Crime in the United States is MeasuredCongressional Research Service (CRS) Report, published on 1/3/2008.
The Handbook of Measurement Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 1119099951Publication Date: 2016
Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice by Call Number: Pfau Library 3rd Floor HV6208 .B33 2017ISBN: 9781506326108Publication Date: 2016-02-17
Understanding and Using Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice by Call Number: Pfau Library 3rd Floor HV6018 .C665 2016ISBN: 9780199364466Publication Date: 2015-09-15
The Measurement of Crime: Victim Reporting and Police Recording by Call Number: Online bookISBN: 1593321554Publication Date: 2006-09-01
The Mismeasure of Crime by Call Number: HV6018 .M67 2011ISBN: 9781412981811Publication Date: 2010-12-01
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