Resources

The following are just a few resources you might find useful (scroll further for general resources that are non-COVID and non-online teaching related):

Resources created or collated in response to COVID-19 (online course resources)

Links to activities, podcasts, videos, lectures, assignments, etc.
- Resources for Teaching Psychology & Law, Forensic Psychology, and Criminal Justice Classes (collated by Sara Appleby; will be updated continuously: videos, podcasts, activities, assignments, etc. by subject-matter/topic)
- Dr. Charlotte Gill – Evidence Based Criminal Justice Policy Course (course videos and syllabus)
- Dr. Patrick Forscher’s ‘Meta-Analysis’ Course Materials (PPTs & R files)
- Prison Commissary Teaching Activity (by Dr. Meghan Novisky)
- Crash Course on U.S. Government and Politics (Youtube series)
- Dr. Meredith Spencer’s Lectures/PPTs (Criminal Courts, Juvenile Justice, Criminology, Criminal Law, Forensic Psychology, etc.)
- Frontline Documentaries (PBS)
- Recorded Psychology, Stats, an Methods Lectures (google doc with links)
- Untenured Tracks by Andy Wilczak: podcast series highlighting early career faculty and students in social sciences and humanities
- Untenured Tracks Youtube Channel: A few video lectures uploaded in one place
- Podcast: Social Distancing in Prison (by Aider & Abettor, and Adnan Khan – co-founder & exec. director of Re:Store Justice + formerly incarcerated individual; Discussion of COVID-19 from perspective of people held in jails and prisons)
- Buzzamedia: Teaching Materials Using Fun and Quirky Internet Vernacular/Mediums (e.g., infographics research project assignment)
- Infographic Assignment Instructions by Dr. Bree Boppree (instructions and video tutorial for students for how to create infographics using Canva)
- ‘Choose your own adventure’ research project assignment (write-up of Dr. Jaclyn Schildkraut’s creative project assignment; e.g., zines, websites, podcasts, videos, etc.)
- Police Reform Infographic Assignment by Dr. Tom Mrozla (Instructions)
- Student Engagement Ideas by John Jay’s CJ Dept (F2F & Online; Includes assignment ideas and video clips for a series of topics and theories within cj/crim; i.e., CJA Instructor Toolkit)
- Detain/Release: A simulation about algorithmic risk assesments at pretrial (must sign up for account to host your own simulation; currently free beta version)
- 8 Creative Ideas for Active Learning Activities to include in your eLearning Class (Media Article)
- Sample Teaching Materials and Fun Assignments for Research Methods, Statistics, Data Analysis, Social Psych, Etc. by Emily Carian
General/Practical/Logistical Resources
- The tech/etc.
  - Quick Start Guide for Online Teaching in Zoom (by Dr. Mehran Mazari)
  - Sample survey: Send Anonymous ‘Course Transition Survey’ to Students (example created by Dr. Meghan Novisky)
  - Crash Course in Online Teaching (by Mary Poffenroth; Youtube videos!)
  - Using Slack in the Classroom(by Phil Simon)
  - How to get zoom to automatically transcribe cloud recordings (by Zoom)
  - Free Teaching Technologies organized by teaching function (via Padlet)
- Assignment Creation/Ideas:
  - Instructions for Peer Review of Literature Review for Discussion Posts/Assignments (By Mirya R. Holman)
  - Rubric for grading short answer responses (by Audrey Dumadag)
  - Advice for creating better discussion board prompts(by Steven Mintz)
  - Writing-Intensive Teaching Online: A Critical Resource Compilation (by Dr. Alexandria Lockett)
  - Teaching information literacy: assignment ideas (by John Jay; includes information literacy quizes and tutorials in different tab. Adapted from Columbia College resource)
- Tools/resources
  - JSTOR made database accessible to public (news article)
    - jstor.org (digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources)
  - Free resources on Muse (e.g., academic publishers/university press)
  - List of EdTech Resources free through May/part of summer 2020 (e.g., Github, Coursera, Webex, TopHat, etc.)
- For students/others re: COVID-19
  - Some resources for how to spot misinformation and help people find reliable news(Twitter thread)
Teaching advice or resources that you might find helpful…
- “Please do a bad job of putting your courses online” (by Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Fox)
- Resources for Online Meetings, Classes, and Events *** (by Facilitators for Pandemic Response group and other collaborators)
- Advice and resources for switching to online (by Dr. Emily Farris)
- Thoughts and Resources for Quickly Adapting Course to Online (by Shawna Brandle)
- Emergency Online Teaching Resource (by Dr. Andrew Heiss; written for instructors in the Dept. of Public Management and Policy at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University)
- Example of a more interactive syllabus for online (Bitmoji)
- Going online in a hurry: what to do and where to start (The Chronicle; by Michelle D. Miller)
If you want to sign-up to create/add your own content for teaching resources:
- American Politics Videos: Record yourself talking about one of your articles (5-10) minutes and pose discussion questions to share for American politics folks
- Psych-Law Videos: series of open access videos of researchers discussing their research with each other. (sign-up here)
- Short Lecture Series: create short lectures for online teaching(crim/soc/poli sci/IR/humanities topics) (Youtube Channel where they will uploaded)
- Recorded Psychology, Stats, an Methods Lectures (google doc with links)
Because we matter too
- Sick Faculty Guest Lecture Exchange (Political Science/Sociology/Criminology)
- Visiting Experts’ Network (VEN): All disciplines – guest lecture exchange (site)
Because self-care is important
- Mental Health and Self-Care tips while self-isolating (twitter w/links)

Podcasts – substantive and methodological

Give Methods a Chance (by Sarah E. Lageson & Kyle Green)
Criminal (In)justice (by David Harris)
Criminal Justice Office Hours (U. of Cincinnati School of Criminal Justice)
Caught (by WNYC Studios)
NPR Politics Podcast (by NPR)
Stuff You Missed in History Class (by HowStuffWorks)
Ted Radio Hour (by NPR)
Voir Dire (Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Policy Program)
Criminal Justice Evolution (by Patrick J. Fitzgibbons)
Office Hours (by The Society Pages)
The Criminal Docket (by Ivan J. Dominguez, NACDL)
Criminal Nuggets: A criminal law podcast (by Samuel Partida, Jr.)
Wrongful Convictions Podcasts (by Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin)
Excited Utterance: The Evidence and Proof Podcast (by Ed Cheng & Team)
Serial Podcast – Season 3: Cleveland’s Criminal Court System (by Sarah Koenig & Team)
Scientist The Human Podcast(by Sim Singh)
Aider and Abettor: Public Defender Podcast (by Aider and Abettor)
Decarceration Nation (by Joshua B. Hoe and Team)
Untenured Tracks (By Dr. Andy Wilczak)

You can also check out the already-existing resources below…

Research Tools

Mapping and Spatial Analysis
Visual Analytics
Online Diagram and Flowchart Makers
Multi-Method and Behavioral Observation Coding Software/Tools
- Behavioral Observation Research Interactive Software (BORIS) – Free event logging software for video/audio coding and live observations (Software)
- Noldus – Behavioral Analysis and Video Coding (Software)
- Mangold – Behavioral Analysis of Live/Video Coding (Software)
- Multi-Option Observation System for Experimental Studies (MOOSES) (Software)
- NVIVO – Qualitative and Mixed-Method Data Analysis (Software)
- Atlas.ti – Qualitative Data Analysis (Software)
Software, Coding, and Programming Cheat Sheets, Reference Guides, and Tutorials
- Multi-Method Tutorials and General Statistics
- SPSS
  - SPSS Basics and Data Manipulation Tutorials (Kent State University Website)
  - SPSS Learning Modules (UCLA Website)
- STATA
  - STATA Data Analysis, Transformation, Processing, Visualization, Programming, and Plotting Cheat Sheet (GIF)
  - STATA Training (Website)
  - STATA Cheat Sheets (Website)
  - ietoolkit STATA package (statistical software add-on)
- R and Rstudio
  - Getting started in R~Stata: Notes on exploring Data (PDF instructional)
  - Getting oriented in Rstudio (Youtube)
  - Data wrangling with R and the Tidyverse, part 1-4 (Youtube)
  - Convenient Functions for Common Statistical Computations -sjstats (Website)
  - Data Visualization for Statistics in Social Science – sjPlot (Website)
- Machine Learning and Modelling
  - Machine Learning in R (15 hour Tutorial) (Videos)
  - Machine Learning Modelling in R Cheat Sheet (Image)
  - Machine Learning with Text in Python (Videos)
  - Machine Learning CheatSheet – 130 pages: classical equations & diagrams (Github)
- SQL, Python, Unix, Linux, Javascript
  - Matplotlib: A Python 2D Plotting Library (Open source Software Website)
  - SQL Cheat Sheet by Example (Image)
  - Python Cheat Sheets (Image)
  - Linux Commands Cheat Sheet (Image)
  - Unix/Linux Command Reference Cheat Sheet (Image)
  - Linux Quick Reference Guide Cheat Sheet (Image)
  - JavaScript Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet (Image)
  - The One Page Linux Manual: A summary of useful Linux Commands (Image)
- Excel
  - Excel Formulas & Excel Tips (Website)
  - Power BI Custom Visuals (Add-In Tool)
  - Power BI Visual Apps (Additional Add-In Tools)
  - Active Data Excel Add-In for Data Analytics (Add-In Tool)
  - 200 Excel Shortcuts (Website)
  - Excel-Easy: Tutorials (Basics, Functions, Visuals, & Analysis) (Website)
  - Microsoft Office Shortcut Keys(Image)
Presentations and PowerPoints
- Echo Rivera’s ‘How to make visual presentations: 7 types of visuals you can use in your presentation slides right now” (Blog Post)
  - Flaticon: Free icon database in png, svg, eps, psd, and base 64 formats
- Echo Rivera’s Visual Database Post: “How to create visual presentations super fast (and for free!)” (Blog Post)
  - BioRender: Library of science illustrtions and icons
  - WOCinTech Chat on Flickr: Stock images of WOC in professional setting
  - DeathToStock: Artist owned co-op providing new stock photos and videos
  - Pexels: Stock photo and video database
  - Unsplash: Stock photo and video database
- InkReplay: Drawing and Animating in PowerPoint (Echo Rivera Blog Post)
- PowerPoint Tech Trifecta Features: Perfectly aligning objects, perflectly distributing objects, and using built-in, free modern icons (Echo Rivera Blog Post)
Sage’s author guidelines for creating and publishing:
Miscellaneous Data and Research Resources and Sources
- PhD Student-Supervisor Toolkit Planners and Guides (Managing projects, timelines, and expectations)
- QDR List of Conferences, Workshops, Training in Methods (Updated Links)
- Online Plain Language Analyzer – Free Tool via WriteClearly.Org (Tool)
- Home Mortgage Consumer Finance Data
- Consumer Finance Financial Well-Being Survey
- Qualitative Data Repository – Syracuse University (Data)
- Public Interest Salaries (NALP Foundation) (Data/Statistics)
- Salary Data and Negotiation Skills (Data Links)
- Chicago Police Department Stop and Frisk / Contact Cards (6 years of Data)
- WebPlotDigitizer: Extracts data from plots, images, and maps (Web Based Tool)
- Trends in Violence at Multiple Geographic Levels and Over Different Time Frames (Exportable Data and Web-based visualization)
- BJS Center for Research Partnerships and Program Evaluation “Innovations Suite” (Model)
- BJS Featured Resources (Data, Statistics, and How-to Documents)
- Ransom’s Econometrics Labs in R (In-class labs also on Github)
- Google Dataset Search Beta (Google Search Engine)
- Guide to the Google Dataset Search Beta Search Engine (Instructions)
- Fines and Fees Justice Center Clearinghouse (Archive)
- Mental Health in the Correctional System Training Materials & Modules (University of South Carolina College of Social Work 25 Hour Training Course)
- San Francisco District Attorney’s (SFDA’s) Stat Dashboard (Public Data and Statistics Tool)
- Disseminating Community-Based Research Toolkit (University of Regina Toolkit)
- NIHR Guide: How to disseminate your research (UK National Institute for Health Research)
- Dissemination Guide for Domestic Violence Researchers and Practitioners (University of Pennsylvania, 2019 Guide) (University of Pennsylvania, 2019)
- Immigrant Defense Project: Resources for Criminal Defense Attorneys (Guides and Protocols)
- Immigration Consequences of Crimes Summary Checklist (Guide for Defense Attorneys, 2017)
- Adverse Consequences to Family Court Dispositions (Advisory Council on Immigration Issues in New York Family Court, 2017)
- 2019 Report on North Carolina criminal court costs and fees (ACLU Report)
- Sentencing Guidelines Resource Center (University of Minnesota’s Robina Institute; Repository, etc.)
- Judicial Salary Tracker (National Center for State Courts)
- Covid Prison Data (Scraped Data by Team of Researchers)
- CityCrimeStats.com by UPenn and Quattrone Center (Looks of impact of Covid on crime in major cities – crime, stops, covid, mobility, jails, etc.)
- Qualitative Research Resources: Recommendations from Twitter (Collated by Dr. Kate Averett; Google Doc)

Writing and Teaching

Grant-Writing Resources (Google Doc, 2019)
- Comprehensive Books
- Must-Read Articles/Reports
  - Writing Implementation Research Grant Proposals: Ten Key Ingredients (Article)
  - Grant Writing on the Web: Resources for Finding and Securing Funding (Article)
  - How to Fail in Grant Writing (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  - Preparing Research Proposals in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: The Graduate Student Guide to Funding (Report: UC Irvine, 2019 Guide)
  - Why Academics Have a Hard Time Writing Good Grant Proposals (Article)
  - Improving the Peer-Review Process for Grant Applications: Reliability, Validity, Bias, and Generalizability (Article)
  - 10 Tips for Successful Grant Writing (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
  - Making the Request (Purdue OWL)
  - The Proposal Writer’s Guide (University of Michigan; Tips)
- Additional Tips & Do’s and Don’ts
  - Guidelines for a Letter of Intent (LOI) (UMass Amherst Tips)
  - Strengthen Your Research Plan For A Better Score – DOs and DON’Ts (NIH Tips)
  - Basic Components of a Proposal (UMass Amherst Tips)
  - Grant Writing in the Sciences: Planning (Cover Letter, Biosketch/Qualifications, Specific Aims, Research Design & Methods) (Purdue OWL)
  - Approvals and Budgeting (UMass Amherst Tips)
  - 8 Tips to Strengthen Your Grant Budget (GetFullyFunded Tips)
  - Sample Syllabus: Granting Writing in Communication (Found Online)
- Strengthening the Methods Section
  - Qualitative Interviewing Methods (UNCW Advice; PDF/Document)
  - Statistical Power Analysis (Article)
  - A Power Primer (Article/Report)
- Strengthening the Writing
  - Specificity in Writing: Saying Exactly What You Mean(Purdue OWL)
  - Clarity in Writing: Avoiding the Department of Redundancy Department (Purdue OWL)
  - Grant Writing in the Sciences: Writing Your Grant Proposal (Purdue OWL)
  - Explaining Your Science – Tips for Clear Communication (NIH Tips)
  - Dissertation Proposal Writing Style ((UC Berkeley’s Institute of International Studies)
  - Four steps to more concise writing (The Last Word column; 1 page)
- Sample Proposals
  - Annotated Sample Grant Proposals (Northwestern’s Office of Undergraduate Research)
  - Sample of Funded Proposals to Federal and Private Agencies (Wiley Online)
  - Sample NSF and Fullbright Proposals (UC Berkeley’s Institute of International Studies)
  - Sample Materials for NIH, NSF, NEH, and ACLS Grants/Fellowships (Dartmouth)
  - Deconstructing the NSF CAREER Proposal (Medium article by Sauvik Das)
- Identifying a Funding Source
  - NYU Libraries List of Funders (NYU Libraries)
Research, Sources, and Writing
APA Style, Citing, and Annotated Bibliographies
- Creating an APA Format Annotated Bibliography (Youtube Video)
- APA Style and Annotated Bibliography (Youtube Video)
- Example of an Annotated Bibliography Form (JPG Image)
- Basic Legal Citation (Website)
Writing Tips and Tricks
- Microsoft Word Shortcut Keys (Image)
- 10 words you need to stop misspelling – The Oatmeal (Website)
- Said is dead… but how did they say it? (Image)
- Writing with clarity and in plain language – how to remove meaningless phrases (Image)
- Online Study (and Teaching) Resources (University of Wollongong, Australia)
- Reverse Outlines – A How To (Blog Post)
- Reverse Outlining Strategy Explained (Website PDF)
- Reverse Outline Examples from the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (Website)
- The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books by Eviatar Zerubavel (Book)
- From Dissertation to Book by William Germano
- Student’s Internet Research Guide (Website)
Course and Syllabus Creation
- Course Workload Estimator – RICE Center for Teaching Excellence (Calculator)
- Open Syllabus Project (Syllabi Sharing)
- It’s in the Syllabus (PhD Comics graphic)
- How Kids Really Succeed/Learn Resilience (The Atlantic)
- Tips for Teaching First-Generation Students (CSUF)
- Teaching First-Generation College Students (Vanderbilt)
- Evidence of Bias in Standard Evaluations of Teaching (SOTEs) (Blog & Research Briefs)
Class Activities & Ideas
- The FiscalShip Game: Teaches students the challenges of balancing policy priorities and managing spending (Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at Brookings)
- Prompt: A journal of academic writing assignments (Archive of Assignments)
Thesis and Dissertation Strategies and Advice
- The Dissertation ‘Two Pager’ (DTP) Summary Strategy (Blog and Template)
Public Engagement
- Altmetrics: Tools for sharing and engagement (Monash Univ.)
Fun Graphics and Activities (Images, Videos, and Games)

Criminal Justice, Courts, and the Law

Books/Readings (NEW!)

Tips, Tricks, and Other Life Hacks
Substantively Related to Research or Teaching
- A System of Pleas: Social Sciences Contributions to the Real Legal System (AP-LS) series edited by Vanessa A. Edkins and Allison D. Redlich
- Misdemeanorland: Criminal Courts and Social Control in an Age of Broken Windows Policing by Issa Kohler-Hausmann
- The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Brian Stevenson
- Burning down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison by Nell Bernstein
- No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court by Edward Humes
- Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys by Victor M. Rios
- Federalism: Political Identity and Tragic Compromise by Malcolm Feeley and Edward Rubin
Things I think are interesting (aka the kitchen sink; feel free to email me others)
- Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
- Negotiating Opportunities: How the Middle Class Secures Advantages in School by Jessica McCroy Calarco
- The Gang’s All Queer: The Lives of Gay Gang Members by Vanessa R. Panfil
- Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward edited by Allison D. Redlich and colleagues

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