Public Health Law Research : Theory and Methods.

Intro -- Contents -- Title -- Copyright -- Figures and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Dedication -- The Editors -- The Contributors -- Part One: Framing Public Health Law Research -- Chapter 1. A Framework for Public Health Law Research -- Defining Public Health Law Research -- A Causal Diagram for PHLR -- PHLR in Practice -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2. Law in Public Health Systems and Services Research -- Integrating PHLR and PHSSR -- Existing Research -- The Path Forward -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Part Two: Understanding How Law Influences Environments and Behavior -- Chapter 3. Perspectives from Public Health -- How Laws Affect Population Health -- Studying Causal Mechanisms -- Measures to Study the Effects of Laws -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4. Law and Society Approaches -- Concepts, Methods, and Mechanisms -- Law, Inequality, and Health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5. Criminological Theories -- Theory in Criminology -- Theory for Public Health Law Research -- Measuring Deterrence and Labeling in PHLR -- Public Health Law Research Challenges -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6. Procedural Justice Theory -- Complying with the Law -- Legitimacy -- Procedural Justice -- Measuring Legitimacy and Compliance -- Mechanisms Through Which Law Affects Public Health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 7. Economic Theory -- Laws, Regulations, and Economic Behavior -- Market Failures -- Policy Interventions to Address Market Failures -- Tax Credits and Deductions -- Measurement Issues -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8. The Theory of Triadic Influence -- Health-Behavior Laws and Regulations from a Social Psychological Perspective -- Social Psychological Causal Mechanisms.

The Theory of Triadic Influence -- Practical Measures -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9. Integrating Diverse Theories for Public Health Law Evaluation -- The Value of Opening the Black Box -- Integrating Diverse Theories in Public Health Law Research -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Part Three: Identifying and Measuring Legal Variables -- Chapter 10. Picturing Public Health Law Research -- Varieties of Visual Representation -- Elements and Conventions of Causal Diagrams -- Variations on the Theme -- What Makes a Good Causal Diagram? -- How to Create an Effective Causal Diagram -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 11. Measuring Statutory Law and Regulations for Empirical Research -- The Impetus Behind Measuring-or Mapping-Law -- The Process for Measuring Law -- Challenges and Next Steps -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 12. Coding Case Law for Public Health Law Evaluation -- What Content Analysis Can and Cannot Tell Us -- Guidelines for Identifying and Coding Case Law -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Part Four: Designing Public Health Law Evaluations -- Chapter 13. Evaluating Public Health Law Using Randomized Experiments -- A Potential Outcomes Model of Causal Effects -- Random Assignment and Selection Bias -- Key Assumptions for Measuring the Effect of the Intended Treatment -- Interpretation and Extrapolation of Experimental Results -- Applications of Randomized Controlled Trials to Law and Health -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 14. Natural Experiments -- Design Elements for Strong Legal Evaluations -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 15. Qualitative Research Strategies for Public Health Law Evaluation -- Qualitative Research in Context -- Data-Collection Methods and Sources -- Research Strategies.

Standards of Research Quality -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 16. Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Public Health Laws -- Steps in Conducting an Economic Evaluation -- Special Issues in Economic Evaluation of Public Health Laws -- Comparing Cost-Outcome Estimates -- Complexity in Communicating Economic Evaluation Results -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 17. The Future of Public Health Law Research -- Continuing Quality Improvement -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Further Reading -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

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