{"product_id":"public-health-law-research-isbn-9781118137628","title":"Public Health Law Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Health Law Research: Theory and Methods\u003c\/i\u003e definitively explores the mechanisms, theories and models central to public health law research – a growing field dedicated to measuring and studying law as a central means for advancing public health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditors Alexander C. Wagenaar and Scott Burris outline integrated theory drawn from numerous disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; specific mechanisms of legal effect and guidelines for collecting and coding empirical datasets of statutory and case law; optimal research designs for randomized trials and natural experiments for public health law evaluation; and methods for qualitative and cost-benefit studies of law.. They also discuss the challenge of effectively translating the results of scientific evaluations into public health laws and highlight the impact of this growing field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“How exactly the law can best be used as a tool for protecting and enhancing the public’s health has long been the subject of solely opinion and anecdote.  Enter \u003ci\u003ePublic Health Law Research\u003c\/i\u003e, a discipline designed to bring the bright light of science to the relationships between law and health.  This book is a giant step forward in illuminating that subject.” \u003ci\u003e-- Stephen Teret, JD, MPH, Professor, Director, Center for Law and the Public's Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Wagenaar and Burris bring a dose of much needed rigor to the empirical study of which public health law interventions really matter, and which don’t.” \u003ci\u003e-- Bernard S. Black, JD, Chabraja Professor, Northwestern University Law School and Kellogg School of Management\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompanion Web site: www.josseybass.com\/go\/wagenaar\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigures and Tables vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichelle A. Larkin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Editors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One Framing Public Health Law Research\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. A Framework for Public Health Law Research 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Burris, Alexander C. Wagenaar, Jeffrey W. Swanson,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer K. Ibrahim, Jennifer Wood, and Michelle M. Mello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Law in Public Health Systems and Services Research 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Burris, Glen P. Mays, F. Douglas Scutchfield, and Jennifer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. Ibrahim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two Understanding How Law Influences Environments and Behavior\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Perspectives from Public Health 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKelli A. Komro, Ryan J. O’Mara, and Alexander C. Wagenaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Law and Society Approaches 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Stryker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Criminological Theories 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWesley G. Jennings and Tom Mieczkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Procedural Justice Theory 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom R. Tyler and Avital Mentovich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Economic Theory 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrank J. Chaloupka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Theory of Triadic Influence 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian R. Flay and Marc B. Schure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Integrating Diverse Theories for Public Health Law Evaluation 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Burris and Alexander C. Wagenaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three Identifying and Measuring Legal Variables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Picturing Public Health Law Research: The Value of Causal Diagrams 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey W. Swanson and Jennifer K. Ibrahim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Measuring Statutory Law and Regulations for Empirical Research 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvan D. Anderson, Charles Tremper, Sue Thomas, and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander C. Wagenaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Coding Case Law for Public Health Law Evaluation 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Four Designing Public Health Law Evaluations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Evaluating Public Health Law Using Randomized Experiments 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan S. Gerber, Donald P. Green, and Allison J. Carnegie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Natural Experiments: Research Design Elements for Optimal Causal Inference Without Randomization 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander C. Wagenaar and Kelli A. Komro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Qualitative Research Strategies for Public Health Law Evaluation 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Public Health Laws 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed R. Miller and Delia Hendrie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Future of Public Health Law Research 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Burris and Alexander C. Wagenaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigures and Tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Influence of Public Health Law 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Effects of Law and Legal Practices on Public Health System Performance 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 A Public Health Perspective on How Law Affects Population Health 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 How Formal Law and Legality Influence Health 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 How Upstream Change in Regulatory Law Ultimately Affects Health 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Process by Which New Health-Related Law Influences Health Through Organizational Politics 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 How Law Is Linked to Health Through Multiple Pathways of Meaning-Making 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Law Affects Health Through Inequality 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Deterrence Theory 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Labeling Theory 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 An Integrated Model from Criminology 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Procedural Justice Mechanisms Through Which Law Affects Public Health 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 How Economic Factors Affect Population Health 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Cigarette Prices and Cigarette Sales, United States, 1970–2010 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 The Theory of Triadic Influence 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Some Conventions of Causal Diagrams 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Types of Involuntary Outpatient Commitment 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Schematic Representation of AOT Processes in Nine Areas of New York State 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 New York State Office of Mental Health Diagram Explaining AOT to the Public 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 An Integrated Theory of Drinking Behavior 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Use of Theory of Planned Behavior to Frame Distracted Driving Behaviors 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Conceptual Model of the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies Over Time 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Conceptual Model of the Effect of Law on Public Health Outcomes 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 How Stronger Patent Laws Could Improve Antimicrobial Effectiveness 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Process for Measuring Law 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Observed Effect: Simple Pre-Post Design Versus Time-Series Design 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Observed Effect: Annual Versus Monthly Measures 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Time Series Illustrating Seasonality 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Possible Patterns of Policy Effects Over Time 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Hierarchical Multilevel Time-Series Design: Legal Drinking Age Example 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Costs and Benefits from a Sustained Compulsory Breath-Testing Program in New Zealand by Perspective 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Typology of Public Health Law Research Studies 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Data Sources for Measuring Population Health and Related Outcomes 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Social Psychological Theories Informing Mechanisms of Legal Effect 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Types of Law by Level and Source 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Examples of Randomized Controlled Trials in Health Law and Policy 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 2008 Motorcycle Fatalities in the United States and Predicted Fatalities Without Helmet Use 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Estimated Costs and Benefits per Year by Riding Helmeted 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Cost-Outcome Estimates for Voluntary Motorcycle Helmet Use from Various Perspectives 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Costs and Cost-Outcome Estimates per Newly Helmeted Rider for a Motorcycle Helmet Law (in 2010 dollars) 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 League Table of Costs, Savings, Benefit-Cost Ratio, and Cost per QALY Gained for Public Health Laws, Enforcement, and Sanctioning (in 2010 dollars) 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Minimum Societal Ratios of Benefits to Government Costs Required for Government to Break Even on a Public Health Law or Program, by Public Health Problem Addressed and Level of Government 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander C. Wagenaar, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of health outcomes and policy at the University of Florida College of Medicine, and associate director of the Public Health Law Research program, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Burris, JD, \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of law at Temple University, where he directs the Center for Health Law, Policy and Practice and the Public Health Law Research program, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePUBLIC HEALTH LAW RESEARCH: Theory and Methods \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Health Law Research: Theory and Methods \u003c\/i\u003edefinitively explores the mechanisms, theories and models central to public health law research — a growing field dedicated to measuring and studying law as a central means for advancing public health.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditors Alexander C. Wagenaar and Scott Burris outline integrated theory drawn from numerous disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences; specific mechanisms of legal effect and guidelines for collecting and coding empirical datasets of statutory and case law; optimal research designs for randomized trials and natural experiments for public health law evaluation; and methods for qualitative and cost-benefit studies of law. They also discuss the challenge of effectively translating the results of scientific evaluations into public health laws and highlight the impact of this growing field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“How exactly the law can best be used as a tool for protecting and enhancing the public’s health has long been the subject of solely opinion and anecdote. Enter public health law research, a discipline designed to bring the bright light of science to the relationships between law and health. 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