Cynthia M Lum
Biographic Data
| ID | 5750869 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia M Lum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lum |
| SIGNATURE | LUM C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evidence-Based Counterterrorism Policy
"Since the 9/11 terror attacks, the development and implementation of counterterrorism strategies has been a top priority in national security policies in many countries. Yet as the number and scope of these programs grow--with spending to matc--few studies have determined whether they are productive, ineffectual, or even detrimental to security. For too many counterterrorism programs, serious steps toward evaluation have yet to be made. Evidence…
When can we Conclude that Treatments or Programs “Don’t Work”
In this article, the authors examine common practices of reporting statistically nonsignificant findings in criminal justice evaluation studies. They find that criminal justice evaluators often make formal errors in the reporting of statistically nonsignificant results. Instead of simply concluding that the results were not statistically significant, or that there is not enough evidence to support an effect of treatment, they often mistakenly acc…
Does Research Design Affect Study Outcomes in Criminal Justice
Does the type of research design used in a crime and justice study influence its conclusions? Scholars agree in theory that randomized experimental studies have higher internal validity than do nonrandomized studies. But there is not consensus regarding the costs of using nonrandomized studies in coming to conclusions regarding criminal justice interventions. To examine these issues, the authors look at the relationship between research design an…
Does Research Design Affect Study Outcomes in Criminal Justice
Does the type of research design used in a crime and justice study influence its conclusions? Scholars agree in theory that randomized experimental studies have higher internal validity than do nonrandomized studies. But there is not consensus regarding the costs of using nonrandomized studies in coming to conclusions regarding criminal justice interventions. To examine these issues, the authors look at the relationship between research design an…
When can we Conclude that Treatments or Programs “Don’t Work”
In this article, the authors examine common practices of reporting statistically nonsignificant findings in criminal justice evaluation studies. They find that criminal justice evaluators often make formal errors in the reporting of statistically nonsignificant results. Instead of simply concluding that the results were not statistically significant, or that there is not enough evidence to support an effect of treatment, they often mistakenly acc…
Does Research Design Affect Study Outcomes in Criminal Justice
Does the type of research design used in a crime and justice study influence its conclusions? Scholars agree in theory that randomized experimental studies have higher internal validity than do nonrandomized studies. But there is not consensus regarding the costs of using nonrandomized studies in coming to conclusions regarding criminal justice interventions. To examine these issues, the authors look at the relationship between research design an…
When can we Conclude that Treatments or Programs “Don’t Work”
In this article, the authors examine common practices of reporting statistically nonsignificant findings in criminal justice evaluation studies. They find that criminal justice evaluators often make formal errors in the reporting of statistically nonsignificant results. Instead of simply concluding that the results were not statistically significant, or that there is not enough evidence to support an effect of treatment, they often mistakenly acc…
Evidence-Based Counterterrorism Policy
"Since the 9/11 terror attacks, the development and implementation of counterterrorism strategies has been a top priority in national security policies in many countries. Yet as the number and scope of these programs grow--with spending to matc--few studies have determined whether they are productive, ineffectual, or even detrimental to security. For too many counterterrorism programs, serious steps toward evaluation have yet to be made. Evidence…
Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Criminal justice (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)