Full Description
Explore how the law shapes and influences public health
In the newly revised second edition of Legal Epidemiology: Theory and Methods, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a thorough primer on the problems that arise in legal epidemiology—and potential solutions to those problems. Following an introduction to the basic concepts of the field in Part One, the book offers a rich collection of theories that researchers have used to study how law influences behavior in Part Two. The book also covers the special questions of measurement that arise when law is the independent variable and the various study designs for legal epidemiology.
Drawing on the full range of social, psychological, sociological, and sociolegal disciplines to better understand, measure, and predict how much laws will influence health-relevant behaviors and environments, the editors have also included works that:
Discuss the frameworks for legal epidemiology, including explorations of law in public health systems and services
Examine how law influences behavior, including discussions of criminological theories, procedural justice theory, and economic theory
Explore the design of legal epidemiology evaluations, including natural experiments, randomized trials, and qualitative research
An essential and engaging resource for experienced social science researchers, health scientists, legal scholars, and policy analysts, Legal Epidemiology: Theory and Methods will also benefit students, novice scientists, and non-scientists seeking a general orientation to the subject.
Contents
Figures and Tables vii
Foreword to the First Edition ix
Michelle A. Larkin
Foreword to the Second Edition xi
Sandro Galea
Preface xv
The Editors xix
The Contributors xxi
Part One Frameworks for Legal Epidemiology
1. A Framework for Research in Legal Epidemiology 3
Scott Burris, Alexander C. Wagenaar, Jeffrey W. Swanson, Jennifer K. Ibrahim, Jennifer Wood, and Michelle M. Mello
2. Law in Public Health Systems and Services Research 21
Scott Burris, Glen P. Mays, F. Douglas Scutchfield, and Jennifer K. Ibrahim
Part Two Understanding How Law Influences Environments and Behavior
3. Perspectives from Public Health 41
Kelli A. Komro and Alexander C. Wagenaar
4. Law and Society Approaches 61
Robin Stryker
5. Criminological Theories 81
Wesley G. Jennings and Tom Mieczkowski
6. Procedural Justice Theory 99
Tom R. Tyler and Avital Mentovich
7. Economic Theory 115
Frank J. Chaloupka and Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
8. The Theory of Triadic Influence 139
Mark B. Schure, Kazi Faria Islam, and Brian R. Flay
9. Integrating Diverse Theories for Public Health Law Evaluation 163
Scott Burris and Alexander C. Wagenaar
Part Three Identifying and Measuring Legal Variables
10. Picturing Public Health Law Research: The Value of Causal Diagrams 189
Jeffrey W. Swanson and Jennifer K. Ibrahim
11. Measuring Statutory Law and Regulations for Empirical Research 209
Evan D. Anderson, Sue Thomas, Ryan D. Treffers, and Alexander C. Wagenaar
12. Coding Case Law for Public Health Law Evaluation 233
Mark Hall
Part Four Designing Legal Epidemiology Evaluations
13. Randomized Trials in Legal Epidemiology 253
Harold Pollack, Alida Bouris, and Scott Cunningham
14. Natural Experiments: Research Design Elements for Optimal Causal Inference Without Randomization 283
Alexander C. Wagenaar and Kelli A. Komro
15. Qualitative Research Strategies for Public Health Law Evaluation 303
Jennifer Wood
16. Using Cost- Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis to Evaluate Public Health Laws 323
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
17. The Future of Research in Legal Epidemiology 357
Scott Burris, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, and Alexander C. Wagenaar
References 367
