Preventing treatment spillover contamination in criminological field experiments: the case of body-worn police cameras
Preventing treatment spillover contamination in criminological field experiments: the case of body-worn police cameras Abstract Objectives A central issue in experiments is protecting the integrity of causal identification from treatment…
Follow-up of a social skills training (SST) for juvenile delinquents: effects on reoffending
Follow-up of a social skills training (SST) for juvenile delinquents: effects on reoffending Abstract Objectives To examine (1) the long-term effects on reoffending of an individual SST for juvenile delinquents…
Human trafficking for labour exploitation: the results of a two-phase systematic review mapping the European evidence base and synthesising key scientific research evidence
Human trafficking for labour exploitation: the results of a two-phase systematic review mapping the European evidence base and synthesising key scientific research evidence Abstract Objectives Our objectives were (1) to…
Paradoxical effects of self-awareness of being observed: testing the effect of police body-worn cameras on assaults and aggression against officers
Paradoxical effects of self-awareness of being observed: testing the effect of police body-worn cameras on assaults and aggression against officers Abstract Objectives Recently, scholars have applied self-awareness theory to explain…
The impact of residential change and housing stability on recidivism: pilot results from the Maryland Opportunities through Vouchers Experiment (MOVE)
The impact of residential change and housing stability on recidivism: pilot results from the Maryland Opportunities through Vouchers Experiment (MOVE) Abstract Objectives This article provides a description and preliminary assessment…
An experimental investigation of the influence of deviant peers on own deviancy: A replication study
An experimental investigation of the influence of deviant peers on own deviancy: A replication study Abstract Objectives This study is a replication of a study examining the causal impact of…
Evaluation of operation swordfish: a near-repeat target-hardening strategy
Evaluation of operation swordfish: a near-repeat target-hardening strategy Abstract Objectives This paper reports an evaluation of a police-led target-hardening crime prevention strategy inspired by research concerned with space–time patterns of…
Evidence comes by replication, but needs differentiation: the reproducibility issue in science and its relevance for criminology
Evidence comes by replication, but needs differentiation: the reproducibility issue in science and its relevance for criminology Abstract Recent publications in Nature, Science, and other journals raised concerns about the…
Intervening in gun markets: an experiment to assess the impact of targeted gun-law messaging
Intervening in gun markets: an experiment to assess the impact of targeted gun-law messaging Abstract The objective of this study was to assess whether targeting new gun buyers with a…
Comparing the effects of community service and short-term imprisonment on recidivism: a matched samples approach
Comparing the effects of community service and short-term imprisonment on recidivism: a matched samples approach Abstract This study uses longitudinal official record data on adult offenders in The Netherlands (n = 4,246)…
The DNA field experiment: a randomized trial of the cost-effectiveness of using DNA to solve property crimes
The DNA field experiment: a randomized trial of the cost-effectiveness of using DNA to solve property crimes Abstract We report the results of a prospective, randomized study of the impact…
Adherence to Scheduled Sessions in a Randomized Field Trial of Case Management: The Criminal Justice–Drug Abuse Treatment Studies Transitional Case Management Study
Adherence to Scheduled Sessions in a Randomized Field Trial of Case Management: The Criminal Justice–Drug Abuse Treatment Studies Transitional Case Management Study Abstract The Transitional Case Management (TCM) study, one…