Discuss the frameworks for legal epidemiology, including explorations
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"As someone previously unaware that there was a field of legal epidemiology, I was intrigued. As I examined the book's chapters, I became increasingly aware of the value and potential future contributions of the field. For public health professionals of all stripes, this book will, at a minimum, enrich the life of the mind. For some, it will directly broaden and deepen their own work."
—Kenneth E. Warner, PhD, Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor Emeritus and Dean Emeritus, University of Michigan School of Public Health
"The second edition of Legal Epidemiology: Theory and Methods fills a critical niche for public health education and research. Laws shape our health and daily lives in profound ways—by blending law, epidemiology, and other scholarly disciplines and methods, the editors have assembled an insightful group of chapters. This volume is a must-read for anyone interested addressing population health and inequities in health."
—Ross C. Brownson, PhD, Lipstein Distinguished Professor of Public Health Washington University in St. Louis
"From basic concepts and theories of public health law, to legal and practical implementation and mechanisms of effects, to methods for measuring and studying how law influences health behavior, this book covers it all. Essential background for health policy analysis."
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Table of 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
