Jane (Hrsg.) Wood

Public Opinion and Criminal Justice

Context, Practice and Values

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Public opinion is vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system but it is not at all clear how best to establish what this is, and what views people have on different aspects of criminal justice and the criminal justice system. Politicians and the media often assume that the public wants harsher, tougher and longer sentences, and policies may be shaped accordingly. Detailed research and more specific polling often tells a different story. This book is concerned to shed further light on the nature of public views on criminal justice, paying particular attention to public opinion towards specific types of offenders, such as sex offend… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Gannon, Theresa A. (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-134-02170-3
EAN: 9781134021703
Produktnummer: 14826482
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor

Jane Wood is Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent. She is also a Chartered Forensic Psychologist.Theresa Gannon is Reader in Forensic Psychology at the University of Kent. She is also a Chartered Forensic Psychologist.