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  • Enhancing Evidence-Based Policy: Principles and Practice from a Case Study of Australian Firearms Legislation

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    McPhedran, Samara
    Baker, Jeanine
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    McPhedran, Samara
    Year published
    2008
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    As the value of evidence-based policy is increasingly recognised in Australia and internationally, it is incumbent upon researchers to ensure that their work is robust, appropriate in its selection of statistical methods, and based upon testable hypotheses. This caution is particularly apt for contentious areas within justice policy. This review examined strengths and weaknesses in the application of research methodology, using the often controversial example of Australian firearms legislation. Particular emphasis was given to comparing and contrasting different analysis methods. The key conclusions of each paper are examined, ...
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    As the value of evidence-based policy is increasingly recognised in Australia and internationally, it is incumbent upon researchers to ensure that their work is robust, appropriate in its selection of statistical methods, and based upon testable hypotheses. This caution is particularly apt for contentious areas within justice policy. This review examined strengths and weaknesses in the application of research methodology, using the often controversial example of Australian firearms legislation. Particular emphasis was given to comparing and contrasting different analysis methods. The key conclusions of each paper are examined, and contextualised against the statistical methods used. The application of basic principles such as assessing congruence between results and conclusions, as well as treating evidence as a cumulative rather than definitive process, has the ability to enhance the quality of research and policy.
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    Journal Title
    Current Issues in Criminal Justice
    Volume
    20
    Publisher URI
    http://sydney.edu.au/law/criminology/journal/20_02.shtml
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    © 2013, Published by The Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
    Causes and Prevention of Crime
    Criminology
    Sociology
    Law
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/56171
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