Asymmetric Compassion Collapse, Collateral Consequences, and Reintegration: An Experiment

Novick, Rachel; Socia, Kelly M.; Pickett, Justin T.

doi:10.1080/07418825.2022.2119157

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“…In relation to restrictive housing, Rydberg et al (2018) randomly presented criminal justice actor experiences or a summary of research findings regarding the struggles of residence restrictions for sex offenders as a means of assessing its effect on public perceptions of the effectiveness of such laws. Regardless of experimental condition, participants were unmoved by the stimuli and still had high levels of support for residence restriction laws (also see Novick et al, 2022 for study on a similar topic).…”

Section: Information Provision Of Criminal Justice Research On Public...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Does scientific research change minds? Linking criminology and public perceptions of policing

Boehme,

Adams,

Metcalfe

et al. 2023

Criminology & Public Policy

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Research summaryThis study investigates the impact of scientific research findings on public views of policing topics. Specifically, we conducted an original survey experiment to determine whether research information treatments influence respondents’ views on the effectiveness of the police in reducing crime, defunding and refunding police budgets, and use of body‐worn cameras. Our results indicated that presenting confirmatory research information had a significant positive impact on perceptions of police effectiveness in reducing crime and use of body‐worn cameras compared to comparison groups. Conversely, presenting “negative” research information had a significant negative effect on these perceptions. Interestingly, neither positive nor negative research information treatments related to defunding versus refunding the police had a statistically significant impact on respondents compared to comparison groups, suggesting that research findings have limited effects on more ideologically complex policing topics.Policy implicationsScientific research can effectively shape public perceptions of police effectiveness in reducing crime and the use of body‐worn cameras, but it has limited effects on politically charged issues, such as defunding and refunding the police. To enhance the impact of evidence‐based policing, we suggest that police administrators collaborate with researchers to evaluate new policies and disseminate these findings widely to the public. Additionally, researchers should strive to make their research more accessible to the general public, beyond academic journals, scientific conferences, and paywalls. We recommend using open‐access platforms, social media, and other media outlets to disseminate unbiased, evidence‐based research on policing that is digestible to the public.

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Section: Information Provision Of Criminal Justice Research On Public...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Does scientific research change minds? Linking criminology and public perceptions of policing

Boehme,

Adams,

Metcalfe

et al. 2023

Criminology & Public Policy

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Should police officers who use force against peaceful protesters be punished? A national experiment

Thompson,

Metcalfe,

Pickett

2023

J Exp Criminol

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Weeding out the Truth: A Survey Experiment on the Role of Scientific Evidence in Shaping Public Opinion on Marijuana Policy

Boehme

Adams

Leasure³

2023

Journal of Criminal Justice

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Asymmetric Compassion Collapse, Collateral Consequences, and Reintegration: An Experiment

Cited by 6 publications

References 77 publications

Does scientific research change minds? Linking criminology and public perceptions of policing

Does scientific research change minds? Linking criminology and public perceptions of policing

Should police officers who use force against peaceful protesters be punished? A national experiment

Weeding out the Truth: A Survey Experiment on the Role of Scientific Evidence in Shaping Public Opinion on Marijuana Policy

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