The problem with experimental criminology

A response to Sherman’s ‘Evidence and Liberty’

Bibliographic Data

ID12900665
AuthorsPatrick J Carr (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume10
Issue1
Pages3-10
Publication date2010-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCriminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1748895809352589
OpenAlexW2136618848
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

This article is a response to Sherman (2009) and argues that experimental criminology ought to clearly acknowledge the political aspect of much crime research, and expand the timeframe of research involvement in policy making if it is to bring the liberty promised. Failure to do so can lead to a fundamental misconception that experimental criminology is somehow divorced from the political realities that inscribe it, and to possible unintended consequences in the deployment of policy. The example of use of the so-called ‘stop and frisk’ crime policy in Philadelphia is used to examine Sherman’s claims

Criminology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Unintended consequences · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

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