NCJ Number
95107
Journal
Criminology Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Dated: (August 1984) Pages: 441-456
Date Published
1984
Length
16 pages
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)