TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Twenty Years of Testing Theories: What Have We Learned and Why?
JO  - Journal of research in crime and delinquency
A1  - Bernard, T. J.
SP  - 325
EP  - 347
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - Despite 20 years of extensive research, criminology has not made scientific progress in the sense of falsifying some theories and accumulating verified knowledge in the context of other theories. The problem lies in theory. This article presents a new conception of theorizing as a cumulative, iterative, developmental enterprise directed toward falsification, rather than as an "all or nothing" enterprise directed toward explanation. Scientific progress requires that theorizing, like researching, be nurtured in graduate education, publications, grants, and faculty hiring, tenure, and promotion.<p />
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SN  - 0022-4278
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427890027004002
ID  - ref1
ER  -