RT Article
T1 Interaction of criminological research and public policy
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 12
IS 4
SP 349
OP 361
A1 Blumstein, Alfred
LA English
YR 1994
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764277740
AB We examine here some of the interactions of research and policy over the past several decades. The “rehabilitation period” was effectively terminated by nulleffect evaluations of various rehabilitation techniques. The “just deserts-utilitarian period” was fed by research estimates of the deterrent and incapacitative effects of criminal justice activities. The more recent “overt politicization period” saw the earlier attempt to bring rational and theory-based perspectives to policy development replaced by much stronger emphasis on political concerns. We explore possible ways to reestablish the research-policy connections.
K1 Public Policy
K1 Criminological Research
DO 10.1007/BF02354423