Instruction
1) In APA format (intext citation needed) and in 800 words. Discuss “Guns don’t kill people; people kill people” to reflect what you have learned about the criteria of causation and threats to the validity of causal inference. Answer the following questions in your post:
a. What cause-and-effect relationships are implied?
b. What are some alternative explanations?
c. measurements could be conducted to generate accurate, precise, and reliable data to support the validity of these inferences?
2) In describing different approaches to the time dimension, criminologist Lawrence Sherman (1995) claims that cross-sectional studies can show differences and that longitudinal studies can show change. How does this statement relate to the three criteria for inferring causation?
Reference: Sherman, L.W. (1995). “Hot Spots of Crime and Criminal Careers of Places.” In John E. Eck and David Weisburd (eds.). Crime and Place: Crime Prevention Studies, Vol.4. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press.