Public Opinion and Criminal Justice

Context, Practice and Values
Herausgeber: Wood, Jane; Gannon, Theresa A

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Produktbeschreibung

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 offenders and mentally disordered offenders. In doing so it challenges many enduring assumptions regarding people's views on justice, and confronts the myths that infect our understanding of what people think about the criminal justice system.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781843924005
• ISBN-10: 1843924005
• Artikelnr.: 24996784

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Part 1: Public Attitudes and Criminal Justice 1. The Psychology of
Attitudes and Persuasion 2. Why Public Opinion of the Criminal Justice
System is Important 3. What Shapes Public Opinion of the Criminal Justice
System? 4. The Myth of Public Support for Captial Punishment 5. Achieving
Accurate Assessment of Attitudes Toward the Criminal Justice System:
Methodological Issues Part 2: Victims and Their Offenders 6. The Typical
Rape: Factors Affecting Victims' Decision to Report 7. Attitudes Towards
Victims of Crime: A Double-edged Sword? 8. Public Attitudes Towards
Offending, Offenders and Reintegration 9. Attitudes Towards Sexual
Offenders and their Rehabilitation: A Special Case? 10. Stigma and
Offenders with Mental Illness