Experiments in Criminology and Law: A Research Revolution Contributor(s): Horne, Christine (Editor), Lovaglia, Michael J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0742560287 ISBN-13: 9780742560284 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $51.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: This volume illustrates how experimental methods, particularly laboratory experiments, can be useful for researchers studying crime, deviance, and law. With accompanying commentary from well-know criminologists and legal scholars, this book makes the case that laboratory experiments have strengths that complement those of traditional methods of field experiments. |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Law |
Dewey: 364.072 |
LCCN: 2007028256 |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.07" W x 8.92" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
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Publisher Description: Experiments in Criminology and Law: A Research Revolution illustrates how experimental methods, particularly laboratory experiments, can be useful for researchers studying crime, deviance, and law. Scholars in these areas have typically relied on data from surveys, ethnographies, and government records. While such research has produced evidence regarding correlations, it has not been as successful at increasing our understanding of the mechanisms responsible for those correlations. This book makes the case that laboratory experiments can help. Their strengths complement those of traditional methods and field experiments. |