Journal of Civil & Legal Sciences
Open Access

Perspective Article

Statistical Analysis In Criminal Justice Research

University of the City of Manila, Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

*Corresponding Author:

Jeaneth Michelle Labis Balaba
University of the City of Manila, Manila
National Capital Region, Philippines
Tel: (+63 2) 527-7941 to 48
E-mail: jeaneth@rocketmail.com

Received Date: May 10, 2016; Accepted Date: August 01, 2016; Published Date: August 10, 2016

Citation: Balaba JML (2016) Statistical Analysis In Criminal Justice Research. J Civil Legal Sci 5: 203. doi: 10.4172/2169-0170.1000203

Copyright: © 2016 Balaba JML. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

The use of statistics and statistical analysis on crime and criminal justice is critical in order for governments to be effective in implementing anti-crime programs and protect the well-being of the population and assess the social impact of public expenditures and policies. In an increasingly globalized and interconnected world, in the age of cybercrimes even, the collection of reliable and comprehensive criminal justice statistics cannot be understated. Countries collect huge amount of data pertaining to crimes, criminal profiles and related socio-economic, political and geographic profile of different communities and the country as a whole in order to sustain its respective criminal justice system. In many cases, the governments undertake extensive research using quantitative or qualitative techniques or both in order to generate the data. During the research process, statistical analysis is required to transform all these data into useful information for effective criminal justice decision-making as well as policy research.

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