Deterrence theory and criminal justice policy hold that punishment enhances compliance
and deters future criminal activity. Empirical research, however, is decidedly mixed, with …

Executive Summary/Abstract Background Survey research and analysis of police records,
hospital emergency rooms, and women's shelters have clearly established the severity of …

Many philosophers of science and methodologists have argued that the ability to repeat
studies and obtain similar results is an essential component of science. A finding is elevated …

Evidence-based policing is a method of making decisions about “what works” in policing:
which practices and strategies accomplish police missions most cost-effectively. In contrast …

Increasing evidence shows great diversity in the effects of the criminal sanction. Legal
punishment either reduces, increases, or has no effect on future crimes, depending on the …

The Fourth Edition of Rafael J. Engel and Russell K. Schutt's The Practice of Research in
Social Work introduces an integrated set of techniques for evaluating research and practice …

Since 1972, the rate of incarceration in US state and federal prisons has increased every
year without exception from a rate of 96 prisoners per 100,000 population in 1972 to 504 …

John Gerring's exceptional textbook has been thoroughly revised in this second edition. It
offers a one-volume introduction to social science methodology relevant to the disciplines of …

SOCIOLOGY OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR presents a theoretical and empirical overview of the
nature and meaning of deviance, examining in detail a number of forms of behavior …

Armed with the latest research in the field, the Third Edition of Intimate Violence in Families
explodes many of the conventional myths and controversies hindering understanding of …