This research briefis a methodological critique of Richard Larson's criticism of the Kansas
City Preventative Patrol Experiment. The measurement issues, which are the focus of his
critique, are reassessed in this brief, and the argument is presented that the experimental
conditions were different enough to expect significant results if variability in police
presence did indeed affect the dependent measures.
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