{"product_id":"the-evidence-enigma-by-tiffany-bergin-9781409444909","title":"The Evidence Enigma","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do policymakers sometimes adopt policies that are not supported by evidence? How can scholars and practitioners encourage policymakers to listen to research? This book explores these questions, presenting a fascinating case study of a policy that did not work, yet spread rapidly to almost every state in the United States: the policy of correctional boot camps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining the claims on which the implementation of the policy were based, including the assertions that such boot camps would reduce reoffending, save public money, and ease overcrowding - none of which proved to be universally accurate - \u003cem\u003eThe Evidence Enigma\u003c\/em\u003e also investigates the political, economic, cultural, and other factors which encouraged the spread of this policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth qualitative and quantitative methods are used to test hypotheses, as the author draws rich comparisons with other policies, including Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), abstinence-only sex education programmes, and the electronic monitoring or tagging of offenders in England and Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresenting important lessons for guarding against the proliferation of policies that don't work in the future, this ground-breaking and accessible book will be of interest to those working in the fields of criminology, sociology, and social and public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607940481260,"sku":"9781409444909","price":376.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/cd5d0effff19f8c5793d5156fbf43add.jpg?v=1778186288","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-evidence-enigma-by-tiffany-bergin-9781409444909","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}