Using the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey 2008/09
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One Day Training Course
Course presenters:
The presenters for the course will be Susan McVie and Sarah MacQueen (School of Law, University of Edinburgh). Additional contributions will be provided by Stuart King/Wojciech Hupert of Justice Analytical Services in Scottish Government; and Leon Page from social research organisation TNS-BMRB.
Course content:
This course will provide a detailed introduction to the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey, a large-scale national survey of crime victimisation carried out in Scotland. It will include the background to the survey, why it is important in policy terms, and the design and methodology of the survey. Following a recently prepared User Guide for the 2008/09 Survey, it will include practical, hands-on analytical experience of using SCJS datasets. It is not an aim of the course to teach statistical techniques, although several different analytical approaches will be demonstrated.
Pre-requisites for the course:
No previous knowledge of crime surveys is required, although some knowledge of large-scale survey methodology would be advantageous. Practical workshops will be run using SPSS and so applicants will be expected to be familiar with this software. A range of analytical techniques will be demonstrated using SPSS syntax, so some previous knowledge of statistics would be beneficial, but is not essential.
Course objectives:
To provide a detailed introduction to the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey.
To highlight the range of questions included in the survey and identify its analytical potential.
To provide practical, hands on experience of analysing the SCJS datasets using SPSS and applying a range of different analytical techniques.
Learning outcomes:
Participants will gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the background to and methodology of the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey.
Participants will be able to access SCJS data and have a good understanding of what is contained in the datasets.
Participants will gain confidence in analysing SCJS data using SPSS in order to explore a range of criminological research questions.
Application process:
Please sign up using the link below. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Location:
The event will take place at the University of Edinburgh, Room 1.08, Main Library, 30 George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ.
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