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A Short History of Randomized Experiments in Criminology

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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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  • David P. Farrington, 2003. "A Short History of Randomized Experiments in Criminology," Evaluation Review, , vol. 27(3), pages 218-227, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:27:y:2003:i:3:p:218-227
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X03027003002
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    1. Steven Glazerman & Dan M. Levy & David Myers, "undated". "Nonexperimental Replications of Social Experiments: A Systematic Review," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 9e8a2edf60ef4fa89ad9a5acf, Mathematica Policy Research.
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    3. Thorsten Chmura & Christoph Engel & Markus Englerth & Thomas Pitz, 2010. "At the Mercy of the Prisoner Next Door. Using an Experimental Measure of Selfishness as a Criminological Tool," Discussion Paper Series of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods 2010_27, Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods.
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