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Gathering &Using Statistics

Not too long ago the typical sources for statistics on a specific topic were those cited in books or journal articles on that topic. Sometimes the authors presented statistics gathered as a result of their own research while at other times they provided statistics gleaned from other sources. Because of the time involved in getting books and articles to press, it was not unusual for students especially to rely on what were often dated statistics.

Today there is less justification for term papers and other research projects to use anything other than the most current data on particular topics. Instead on relying on the national murder or rape rate provided in your three-year-old text book or a five-year-old journal article, go directly to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report online and get the most current data. Get crime and prison statistics directly from another country's government page. See what data are gathered about firearms from groups and organizations on every side of the issue. The list is obviously endless and that means that whether you are gathering supplementary statistics in conjunction with your own original research or are simply providing a research paper on a particular topic, you likely have direct access to statistics that are more current than any you could find in an already published source.

Use the links below to identify relevant data on:

United States Statistics

Statistics for Other Countries

 

 

 

 

Understanding USA
is a great web site with excellent graphics. Check out the Crime & Punishment pages!

A premier source for criminal justice statistics is the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 

The classic source for crime and arrest information in the US is the Uniform Crime Reports  

See Death Penalty Information Center for current statistics on capital punishment and death row populations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Videos on forensics, serial killers, prisons,
famous trials, and other criminal justice topics
are easily found at the A&E Store
 

PBS has great videos for group presentations, discussion
starters, and even research projects. Search with
terms such as crime, criminal justice, and prison

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