Experimental criminology : prospects for advancing science and public policy / edited by Brandon C. Welsh, Anthony A. Braga, Gerben J.N. Bruinsma.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Welsh, Brandon, 1969- editor.

Braga, Anthony Allan, 1969- editor.

Bruinsma, Gerben, editor.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology.

Criminology--Research.

Physical Description:

xiv, 309 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Contents:

Experimenting with crime and criminal justice / Brandon C. Welsh, Anthony A. Braga, and Gerben J.N. Bruinsma

Experimental tests of criminological theory / Jean Marie McGloin and Kyle J. Thomas

Experimental neurocriminology : etiology and treatment / Adrian Raine, Michael Rocque, and Brandon C. Welsh

Computer simulation experiments and the development of criminological theory / Christopher J. Sullivan

Experiments in guardianship research / Maud van Bavel and Henk Elffers

Randomized experiments in criminology : what has been learned from long-term follow-ups? / David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh

Increasing equivalence in small sample place-based experiments: taking advantage of block randomization methods / Charlotte E. Gill and David Weisburd

Multisite randomized trials in criminology / Doris Layton MacKenzie, Janani Umamaheswar, and Li-Chen Lin

Using regression discontinuity designs in crime research / Emily G. Owens and Jens Ludwig

Quasi-experimentation when random assignment is not possible : observations from practical experiences in the field / Anthony A. Braga

Systematic reviews and cost-benefit analyses : toward evidence-based crime policy / Brandon C. Welsh, Peter H. van der Laan, and Meghan E. Hollis

Integrating experimental and observational methods to improve criminology and criminal justice policy / Anthony A. Braga, Brandon C. Welsh, and Gerben J.N. Bruinsma.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

1107614139

9781107032231

1107032237

9781107614130

OCLC:

842307522

Publisher Number:

99955577566