On the use of police officers in randomized experiments: some lessons from the Milwaukee domestic violence experiment

Abstract

Evaluations of criminal justice policy increasingly employ randomized experiements, especially in studies of policing. These experiments, however, raise important ethical, legal and practical issues. This paper explores some of these issues as viewed by police officers. It focuses on the Milwaukee Domestic Violence Experiment.

Citation

Weiss, A. and Boruch, R.F. (1996), "On the use of police officers in randomized experiments: some lessons from the Milwaukee domestic violence experiment", Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development, Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 45-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000004475