How theory guides measurement: examples from the study of public attitudes toward crime and policing

Jackson, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0003-2426-2219 and Kuha, Jouni ORCID: 0000-0002-1156-8465 (2015) How theory guides measurement: examples from the study of public attitudes toward crime and policing. In: Bynum, T.S. and Huebner, B.M., (eds.) Handbook on Measurement Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.

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Abstract

In this chapter we discuss some of the fundamental ways by which theory guides measurement and we consider some of the differences between reflective and formative approaches to measurement. We use fear of crime and public attitudes towards policing as substantive examples. We finish with a cautionary tale on what latent variable modelling can and cannot say about conceptual and operational definitions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Official URL:	http://eu.wiley.com/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Authors
Divisions:	Methodology Statistics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2015 16:56
Last Modified:	01 Apr 2024 08:05
Projects:	ESRC grant number ES/L011611/1
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60642

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