RT Article
T1 Randomized experiments in Scandinavian criminal justice: reviewing the past and looking to the future
JF European journal of criminology
VO 17
IS 2
SP 224
OP 244
A1 Andersen, Synøve N.
A1 Hyatt, Jordan M.
A2 Hyatt, Jordan M.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1690339187
AB Randomized controlled trials are reported on with increasing frequency within the criminological literature. This development, which is commonly seen as being a part of a global shift towards evidence-based policies, relies heavily on reviews of American research. However, other regions face distinct challenges and employ distinct policy solutions, potentially undermining the uniformity of this trend. In particular, the Scandinavian nations (Denmark, Norway and Sweden), with distinct penal philosophies, may offer a counter-narrative. Here, we conduct a multi-lingual systematic review of crime-related experiments in Scandinavia. Findings show that only eight experiments with an offending or delinquency outcome were published before 2015, six of which focused primarily on medical or psychological treatments. We suggest this distribution is driven by unique, regional epistemological traditions and conclude by outlining distinctive opportunities for experimental criminology in Scandinavia.
K1 Evidence-based policy (EBP)
K1 Experiment
K1 Randomized controlled trial (RCT)
K1 Scandinavia
K1 Systematic review
DO 10.1177/1477370818788015