Data Analysis in Criminal Justice

Data Analysis in Criminal Justice(CJUS430-1604A) 

Type: Individual Project

Unit:  History and Use of Statistics in Data Analysis

Due Date:  Mon, 10/10/16

Grading Type: Numeric

Points Possible:  100

Points Earned:  0

Deliverable Length:  700–1,000 words

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Weekly tasks or assignments (Individual or Group Projects) will be due by Monday, and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Choose a local, county, or state agency, and write a paper addressing the following topics:

·  How are the criminal data at the selected department collected or captured and reported?

·  Discuss the use of Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) and Incident-Based Reporting Systems (IBRS) as it relates to your selected agency.

·  Choose 2 large municipal police departments such as Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, or 2 state policedepartments, and create a crime clock for the 2 selected agencies.

o    Discuss the possible causes and reasons for the differences.

Click here for the FBI Crime Clock.

Reference

Federal Bureau of Investigation. (n.d.) Crime clock. Retrieved from http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/crime-clock