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Papers by David Weisburd

Crime & Social Organization

Springer Series on Evidence-Based Crime Policy

Just four decades ago, the predominant narrative in crime prevention and rehabilitation was that ... more Just four decades ago, the predominant narrative in crime prevention and rehabilitation was that nothing works. Since that time, criminologists have accumulated a wide body of evidence about programs and practices in systematic reviews. In this book we summarize what is known in seven broad criminal justice domains, drawing upon systematic reviews of over 3,000 studies. While not everything works, our “review of reviews” provides persuasive evidence of the effectiveness of programs, policies, and practices across a variety of intervention areas and highlights the need to improve the utility of systematic reviews for policymakers.

Police officers who are actively engaged with the public can reduce crime through general deterre... more Police officers who are actively engaged with the public can reduce crime through general deterrence and by arresting criminals. At the same time, excessive arrests and the use of force by officers can reduce public trust in the integrity of the police. To date, there is scant evidence as to how police departments can successfully train officers to balance these two goals in the field. Drawing on psychology and economics, we developed a low-cost, on-the-job training program intended to encourage officers to “slow down” their thought process during citizen encounters and engage in behaviors consistent with procedural justice. After randomly assigning a select group of officers to training, we find that those who participated in training were as engaged in the community as similarly situated officers, but were less likely to resolve incidents with an arrest and were less likely to be involved in incidents where force was used. These changes were most evident among officers who worked ...

Advanced Statistics in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Criminology & Public Policy

Campbell Systematic Reviews

We have no conflicts of interest related to the use of DNA testing in policing or the studies inc... more We have no conflicts of interest related to the use of DNA testing in policing or the studies included in this review.

Journal of Experimental Criminology

This article summarizes key points made in a session at the American Society of Criminology meeti... more This article summarizes key points made in a session at the American Society of Criminology meeting in Philadelphia in November 2017, entitled “The replication issue in science and its relevance for criminology”, organized by Friedrich Lösel and Robert F. Boruch. In turn, this session was inspired by Friedrich Lösel’s (2018) article in this journal, based on his 2015 Joan McCord Award Lecture of the Academy of Experimental Criminology. In the present article, Friedrich Lösel introduces the topic of replication in criminology and summarizes his main arguments. Then, six leading criminologists present short papers on this topic. Robert F. Boruch points out the instability in social systems, David P. Farrington argues that systematic reviews are important, and Denise C. Gottfredson calls attention to the heterogeneity in conclusions across different studies. Lorraine Mazerolle reviews attempts to replicate experiments in procedural justice, Lawrence W. Sherman draws attention to enthusiasm bias in criminal justice experiments, and David Weisburd discusses the logic of null hypothesis significance testing and multi-center trials. Finally, some developments since November 2017 in research on replication in criminology are discussed.

Campbell Systematic Reviews

Crime & Social Organization

Springer Series on Evidence-Based Crime Policy

Advanced Statistics in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Criminology & Public Policy

Campbell Systematic Reviews

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Campbell Systematic Reviews