“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…
The trick does not work if you have already seen the gorilla: how anticipatory effects contaminate pre-treatment measures in field experiments
The trick does not work if you have already seen the gorilla: how anticipatory effects contaminate pre-treatment measures in field experiments Abstract Objectives If participants can anticipate the intervention, they…
The results of a randomized controlled trial of police body-worn video in Australia
The results of a randomized controlled trial of police body-worn video in Australia Abstract Objectives We report the results of a randomized controlled trial of police body-worn video (BWV) cameras…
How do body-worn cameras affect the amount and makeup of police-initiated activities? A randomized controlled trial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
How do body-worn cameras affect the amount and makeup of police-initiated activities? A randomized controlled trial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Abstract Objectives Examine how the amount and makeup of police-initiated activities…
Compliance, noncompliance, and the in-between: causal effects of civilian demeanor on police officers’ cognitions and emotions
Compliance, noncompliance, and the in-between: causal effects of civilian demeanor on police officers’ cognitions and emotions Abstract Objectives Police legitimacy can hinge on what happens in police–civilian encounters, yet much…