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10 Criminology & Crim. Just. 3 (2010)

handle is hein.journals/crmcj10 and id is 1 raw text is: Debate and Dialogue Criminology & Criminal justice The problem with R10(1) 3-10 @The Author(s) 2010 Reprints and permission: http://www. sagepub.co.uk/journalspermissions.nav DOI: 10.1 177/1748895809352589 A response to Sherman' htp/cssgpbcr http://crj.sagepub.com 'Evidence and Liberty' OSAGE Patrick J. Carr Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA Abstract This article is a response to Sherman (2009) and argues that experimental criminology ought to clearly acknowledge the political aspect of much crime research, and expand the timeframe of research involvement in policy making if it is to bring the liberty promised. Failure to do so can lead to a fundamental misconception that experimental criminology is somehow divorced from the political realities that inscribe it, and to possible unintended consequences in the deployment of policy. The example of use of the so-called 'stop and frisk' crime policy in Philadelphia is used to examine Sherman's claims. Keywords crime policy, experimental criminology, politics In a recent review of Sudhir Venkatesh's controversial memoir Gang Leader for a Day Alford Young (2009) posed the question 'What does America want from sociology?' In a way this is a question that is easily transposed to the current discussion of Lawrence Sherman's (2009) provocative and timely apology for experimental criminology recently published in this journal. So the question that frames my response to Sherman is 'What does the public want from criminology?' And, assuming we can answer that often thorny ques- tion 'Is experimental criminology the vehicle that can fulfill the aspirations of citizens?' Editors' Note: In this Issue's Debate and Dialogue section, we publish two further responses - by Patrick J. Carr and Mike Hough, respectively - to Lawrence Sherman's arguments in his paper 'Evidence and Liberty: The Promise of Experimental Criminology' (Cq 9.1, pp. 5-28). Corresponding author: Patrick J. Carr, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA email: pcarr@sociology.rutgers.edu

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