Subject Guides Criminal Justice
Research Tools
Gorilla: Online Experiment Builder
Gorilla allows you to create behavioural experiments in your internet browser and get participants to complete them on their phone or computer. Using Gorilla, you can create response-time tasks, questionnaires, present videos, and lots more. To sign up for Gorilla, please click on the Open button below.
To sign up to Gorilla use your Arden University email address. Please follow this guideline to complete your registration.
JAMOVI
Jamovi provides a complete suite of analyses, statistical spreadsheets, syntax modes, and other features.
To download Jamovi, use the ‘solid’ version. For support with Jamovi, please, click on the Open button below to follow a user guide.
If you need any support, please visit the Guidance for using all the tools in Jamovi.
SPSS
SPSS is a statistical package for social sciences and it is used by researchers to perform statistical analysis.
To install SPSS, please follow the instructions by clicking on the Open button below.
If you need any help, please contact our Academic Skills Tutors to ask for support or book an appointment.
Professional Bodies and Associations
American Society of Criminology
An international organisation whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities internationally, ACJS promotes criminal justice and criminology education, policy analysis, and research for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
British Society of Criminology
A leading international organisation aiming to further the interests and knowledge of both scholars and practitioners involved in any aspect of professional activity, teaching, research or public education related to crime, criminal behaviour and criminal justice systems in the United Kingdom and abroad.
European Society of Criminology
The Society aims to bring together those actively engaged in research, teaching and/or practice in the field of Criminology, wishing to foster scholarship, research, education and training, and to encourage scholarly, scientific and practical exchange and cooperation among criminologists in Europe.
Police Federation of England and Wales
The statutory staff association for police constables, sergeants, inspectors and chief inspectors in the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales.
Useful Websites
Amnesty International
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
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Death Penalty Information Centre (DPIC)
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Howard League for Penal Reform (HLPR)
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Ministry of Justice
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Office for National Statistics
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Prison Reform Trust
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Restorative Justice Council
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UK Government Home Office
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