Objectives

Field experiments combine the benefits of the experimental method and the study of human behavior in real-life settings, providing high internal and external validity. This article aims to review the field experimental evidence on the causes of offending.

Methods

We carried out a systematic search for field experiments studying stealing or monetary dishonesty reported since 1979.

Results

The search process resulted in 60 field experiments conducted within multiple fields of study, mainly in economics and management, which were grouped into four categories: Fraudulent/ dishonest behavior, Stealing, Keeping money, and Shoplifting.

Conclusions

The reviewed studies provide a wide variety of methods and techniques that allow the real-world study of influences on offending and dishonest behavior. We hope that this summary will inspire criminologists to design and carry out realistic field experiments to test theories of offending, so that criminology can become an experimental science.

中文翻译：

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关于不诚实和盗窃的现场实验：在过去40年中，我们学到了什么？

目标

现场实验结合了实验方法的优势和现实环境中人类行为的研究，从而提供了较高的内部和外部有效性。本文旨在回顾有关犯罪原因的现场实验证据。

方法

我们进行了系统的搜索，以调查自1979年以来报道的盗窃或金钱欺诈行为的野外实验。

结果

搜索过程导致在多个研究领域内进行了60个现场实验，主要是经济学和管理学，这些实验分为四类：欺诈/不诚实行为，偷窃，存钱和入店行窃。

结论

审查的研究提供了各种各样的方法和技术，可以对犯罪和不诚实行为的影响进行现实世界的研究。我们希望该摘要能够激发犯罪学家设计和进行现实的现场实验，以测试犯罪理论，从而使犯罪学成为一门实验科学。