A Short History Of Randomized Experiments In Criminology: A Meager Feast  

Oleh:

Farrington, David P.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Evaluation Review vol. 27 no. 3 (Jun. 2003), page 218-227.
Topik: randomized experiments; criminology; California Youth Authority; National Institute of Justice; Home Office
Fulltext: 218.pdf (86.65KB)

Isi artikel

This article discusses advantages of randomized experiments and key issues raised in the following articles. The main concern is the growth and decrease in the use of randomized experiments by the California Youth Authority, the U.S. National Institute of Justice, and the British Home Office, although other experiments are also discussed. It is concluded that feast and famine periods are influenced by key individuals. It is recommended that policy makers, practitioners, funders, the mass media, and the general public need better education in research quality so that they can tell the difference between good and poor evaluation studies. They might then demand better evaluations using randomized experiments.

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