| Autor: |
Goggin, Claire, Best, Lisa A. |
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Journal of Criminal Justice Education; Dec2013, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p517-535, 19p |
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The hierarchy of sciences distinguishes social sciences as “softer” than natural sciences as the latter place more emphasis on non-inferential strategies (i.e. scientific inscriptions). As a social science, criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) has struggled to integrate its analytical and experimental constituencies, hindering its research record. One solution is to embrace inscription techniques that “hard” sciences use to cumulate knowledge. The use of scientific inscriptions in 397 randomly selected articles published between 1985 and 2009 in 16 CCJ journals was compared with that of other scientific disciplines. Less than 10% of page space was devoted to data presentation (i.e. graphs plus tables) with no evidence of variation across the 25-year study period. Relative to other sciences, inscription usage in CCJ journals fell between psychology and sociology. Researchers are advised that the inclusion of inscriptions may aid in the transfer of experimental results to applied settings. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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