The accuracy of crime statistics: assessing the impact of police data bias on geographic crime analysis
The accuracy of crime statistics: assessing the impact of police data bias on geographic crime analysis Abstract Objectives Police-recorded crimes are used by police forces to document community differences in…
An audit experiment to investigate the “war on cops”: a research note
An audit experiment to investigate the “war on cops”: a research note Abstract Objectives This study examines whether former police officers are stigmatized in the labor market, particularly following social…
Pharmacological interventions for drug-using offenders: an update to a systematic review and meta-analysis
Pharmacological interventions for drug-using offenders: an update to a systematic review and meta-analysis Abstract This updated systematic review assesses the effects of pharmacological interventions for drug-using offenders. Methods Systematic review…
Pushed out of the education system: using a natural experiment to evaluate consequences for boys
Pushed out of the education system: using a natural experiment to evaluate consequences for boys Abstract Objectives To examine the short-term effects of admission requirements for upper secondary vocational education…
“Truly free consent”? Clarifying the nature of police legitimacy using causal mediation analysis
“Truly free consent”? Clarifying the nature of police legitimacy using causal mediation analysis Abstract Objectives To test whether normative and non-normative forms of obligation to obey the police are empirically…
Assessing the effect of multidimensional family therapy in adolescents on police arrests against a background of falling crime rates. A randomised controlled trial with 7-year follow-up
Assessing the effect of multidimensional family therapy in adolescents on police arrests against a background of falling crime rates. A randomised controlled trial with 7-year follow-up Abstract Background Earlier, we…
A simple checklist, that is all it takes: a cluster randomized controlled field trial on improving the treatment of suspected terrorists by the police
A simple checklist, that is all it takes: a cluster randomized controlled field trial on improving the treatment of suspected terrorists by the police Abstract Objectives When it comes to…
Mere presence of informal guardians deters burglars: a virtual reality study
Mere presence of informal guardians deters burglars: a virtual reality study Abstract Objectives This study investigates the deterrent effects of incremental levels of guardianship on residential burglary and assesses how…
The effectiveness of social skills training (SST) for juvenile delinquents: a meta-analytical review
The effectiveness of social skills training (SST) for juvenile delinquents: a meta-analytical review Abstract Objectives To examine the effectiveness of social skills training (SST) for juvenile offenders and for whom…
Specifying the information effect: reference points and procedural justifications affect legal attitudes in four survey experiments
Specifying the information effect: reference points and procedural justifications affect legal attitudes in four survey experiments Abstract Objectives Providing detailed information about sentencing reduces punitive attitudes of laymen (the information…
External validity and assignment of experimental vs. control treatment providers within small work groups: a research note
External validity and assignment of experimental vs. control treatment providers within small work groups: a research note Abstract Objectives When offenders or victims are randomly assigned to receive experimental vs.…
An experimental study of responses to armed police in Great Britain
An experimental study of responses to armed police in Great Britain Abstract Objectives This study tested whether the presence of a firearm changed the way people reacted to police among…