CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATISTICS
SPRING 2001
BOOKS AND READINGS

ASSIGNED TEXTS
   Bachman, R., and Paternoster, R. (1997). Statistical methods for criminology and criminal justice. New York: McGraw Hill. (Amazon price: about $69 but an ordering lag). You may be able to score a used copy off of another cj major - this book has been used in previous semesters.
   Kirpatrick, L.A., and Feeney, B. C. (2001). A Simple guide to SPSS for Windows. Monterey: Wadsworth. (Amazon price: about $20).

STRONGLY, STRONGLY, STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
   Gonick, L. & Smith, W. (1993). The Cartoon guide to statistics. New York: Harper Collins. (Amazon price: about $13)
   Provost, G. (1985) 100 Ways to improve your writing. New York: Signet (Amazon price: about $5)

ONLINE READINGS AND WARNINGS AND ADVICE
   In addition we will be SOME material from online sources. I am doing this to save you money from buying overpriced course packets. But to effectively use the online readings you must make plans to download them and read them on your computer, or download them and print them out.
   When the readings are available online, they can be available in either or both of the following formats. One format is a BROWSER format, where you point your internet browser (for example, IE, or Netscape) at the url listed, and click on it. This then takes you to the web address where the file is. A second format is an Adobe Acrobat PDF (portable document file) format) where you click on the link, and it takes you to the file and opens up the PDF file.
   In either mode - PDF or BROWSER - you can save a file for later viewing or printing. But if you are using the PDF file, and if you are using your own computer, rather than a university computer, you need to be sure that your computer has installed a free piece of software called adobe acrobat reader. It allows you to read a type of file called a PDF file. To get it go to this address:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

You will need about 6 megabytes on your computer to download the files you need. This takes a while. If you are not a tekkie you might wanna get someone who is to help you get Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. You will need this for both the VIEWING and PRINTING of PDF files.
   You want to get all this setup straightened out well before you are going to need to access online documents if you plan on using an off-campus computer.
   In the past students also have complained about printing problems. There are some printers on campus that are less than optimal. However you also should know that there are some good printers around such as in the basement of Speakman and in the lab in Ritter.
   You can download the files here on campus for a fast download, and print it out at home where you have a better printer, but you will need to have adobe acrobat reader already installed on your home computer.