Experiments in criminology and law : a research revolution / edited by Christine Horne and Michael J. Lovaglia.

Other author Horne, Christine, 1961-
Other author Lovaglia, Michael J.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 199 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Criminology--Research.
Criminology--Experiments.
Criminal law--Research.

Contents Foreword / James F. Short, Jr. -- Introduction: Why experiment now? / Christine Horne and Michael J. Lovaglia -- Gottfredson and Hirschi in the lab : an experimental test of the general theory of crime / Detlef Fetchenhauer, Josef Simon, and Felix Fetchenhauer -- Deterring deviance : rationality and self-control / Will Kalkhoff and Robb Willer -- Comment: Self-control in the lab / Travis Hirschi -- Norms and neighborhoods : explaining variation in informal control / Christine Horne and John Hoffmann -- The effects of status and peer support on the justifications and approval of deviance / C. Wesley Younts -- Comment: Social influence in the lab / Robert J. Bursik, Jr. -- Prosecutorial misconduct in serious cases : theory and design of a laboratory experiment / Jeffrey W. Lucas, Corina Graif, and Michael J. Lovaglia -- Constructing focal points through legal expression : an experimental test / Richard H. McAdams and Janice Nadler -- Comment: Exploring the limits of law / Lisa J. McIntyre -- Whither experiments in crime, deviance, and law? / Christine Horne and Michael J. Lovaglia -- Criminology as an experimental science / David P. Farrington -- Thinking experimentally / Christopher Uggen.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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