Needs of the Judiciary and Misapplications of Social Research The Case of Female Guards in Men's Prisons

• NCJ Number: 95107
• Journal: Criminology Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Dated: (August 1984) Pages: 441-456
• Author(s): G P Alpert
• Date Published: 1984
• Length: 16 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Social scientists have a unique opportunity to generate empirical data to assist legal arguments in a court of law. Unfortunately, most researchers seldom take the initiative to research specific issues that may guide a legal question.

Abstract

Instead, they research issues that may interest them but have no real-world application. This study demonstrates this problem using the example of female guards in male prisons. Several suggestions are made that can put the social sciences in a leadership role. (Publisher abstract)