Statistics in criminal justice

Statistics in" rel="nofollow">in crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice Paper details: The signature assignment for this course will require you to read the New York Times article, “Hard Times, Fewer Crimes”http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304066504576345553135009870 . In the article the author, James Q. Wilson, discusses why crime has fallen in" rel="nofollow">in recent years despite the economic downturn of the U.S. economy begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in roughly 2010. This trend toward fewer crimes is part of a larger trend that began durin" rel="nofollow">ing the early 1990s. The assignment will require you to first (prior to readin" rel="nofollow">ing the article) write on what they believe led to the large crime drop. Then read the article and critically analyze the reasons given by Wilson for the crime drop that have been offered by crimin" rel="nofollow">inologists. Students will then be requested to write about the three theories they believe best explain" rel="nofollow">in what caused the crime drop in" rel="nofollow">in providin" rel="nofollow">ing statistical facts relevant to their decision. Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, you will be asked to write about the policy implications based on their choice of what theories they believe best explain" rel="nofollow">in the crime drop. In doin" rel="nofollow">ing so, you will highlight what public policy choices should be made in" rel="nofollow">in the future to reduce crime, and will provide relevant statistical support for their argument. In completin" rel="nofollow">ing this assignment, students will be required to communicate your ideas clearly and concisely, as if presentin" rel="nofollow">ing public policy research to practitioners of crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice. You are also expected to make connections between your personal experiences and what you believe reduces crime in" rel="nofollow">in light of the research conducted in" rel="nofollow">in the field of crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice, research which may provide you with additional guidance on how to reduce crime that you may not have considered before in" rel="nofollow">in your personal life. Fin" rel="nofollow">inally, you will be expected to critically evaluate the statistical in" rel="nofollow">information provided in" rel="nofollow">in the article usin" rel="nofollow">ing what you have learned in" rel="nofollow">in the course. This will allow you to critically in" rel="nofollow">interpret the statistical in" rel="nofollow">information created by others and use pertin" rel="nofollow">inent statistical in" rel="nofollow">information to make in" rel="nofollow">informed public policy decisions. These are skills you can take with you as you go on to become practitioners in" rel="nofollow">in the field. Students will be required to meet the followin" rel="nofollow">ing paper formattin" rel="nofollow">ing guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines: This essay should be ( Cover Page, and References do not count towards the min" rel="nofollow">inimum page requirement) pages typed, double spaced, 12-poin" rel="nofollow">int Times New Roman font, normal 1 in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins. Do not upload with word perfect; only use an rtf. or doc. file. You will be graded on content, grammar, sentence structure, and so forth. Be sure to check for misspellin" rel="nofollow">ings. This essay should be written in" rel="nofollow">in APA format standard with appropriate title page, in" rel="nofollow">in- body references and an end of product reference page. You should select references that can be accessed by others. Thus research journals; scholarly journals and books will be essential to the success of the essay. Resources referenced from media sources should be documented appropriately with dates, authorship, companies and titles. CRJS 3613 Statistics Course Essay Rubric 1. Read the article and critically analyze the reasons given by Wilson for the crime drop that have been offered by crimin" rel="nofollow">inologists.__________________30 pts. 2. Write about the three theories you believe best explain" rel="nofollow">in what caused the crime drop in" rel="nofollow">in providin" rel="nofollow">ing statistical facts relevant to your decision._________________ 30pts. 3. Write about policy implications, based on your choice of what theories you believe best explain" rel="nofollow">in the crime drop. In doin" rel="nofollow">ing so you will highlight what public policy choices should be made in" rel="nofollow">in the future to reduce crime and will provide relevant statistical support for your argument._______30pts. 4. Essay uses proper APA style citation, in" rel="nofollow">includes an adequate number of scholarly resources, and contain" rel="nofollow">ins a min" rel="nofollow">inimal number of organizational, punctuation, and/or spellin" rel="nofollow">ing mistakes, and meets min" rel="nofollow">inimum page number requirements.___________________10pts.