R v (1) GRAHAM WESTGARTH SMITH (2) MIKE JAYSON (2002)

Graham Murray graham at barnowl.demon.co.uk
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 08:23:19 +0100


Roland Perry <roland@linx.net> writes:

> In this case the beliefs arise from extensive research with the
> perpetrators.

Yet is this good enough? Should they not also be conducting research
amongst non perpetrators? Surely you also have to consider (for the
results to be meaningful) people who are exposed to the stimulus but
for which this does *not* lead to the observed behaviour (ie do not
become perpetrators.)