Public Opinion Crime And Criminal Justice

Author : Julian Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429966521

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Public Opinion, Crime, And Criminal Justice by Julian Roberts Pdf

Taking on one of the most popular issues of the day—crime and the way we make sense of it—Julian Roberts and Loretta Stalans reveal the mismatch between the public perception of crime and the reality of crime statistics. Discussing such issues as public knowledge of crime, sources of crime information, information processing by the public, public attitudes about crime, and the effectiveness of punishment, this book considers the role that public opinion plays in the politics of criminal justice issues. Based on extensive data from the United States, with comparisons with Canada and the United Kingdom, Roberts and Stalans reveal the truth behind how the public perceives crime and how this perception compares to actual criminal activity.

Author : Mike Hough,Julian Roberts
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780335225804

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Understanding Public Attitudes to Criminal Justice by Mike Hough,Julian Roberts Pdf

Which factors shape public opinion of criminal justice? How do the views of the public influence criminal justice policy and practice? This book provides an introduction to public attitudes towards criminal justice. It explores the public’s lack of confidence in criminal justice processes, and summarizes findings on public attitudes towards the three principal components of the criminal process: the police, the courts, and the prison system. It examines the importance that people attach to different criminal justice functions, such as preventing crime, prosecuting and punishing offenders, and protecting the public. Topics include: Youth justice and public opinion Public perception of restorative justice Penal populism and media treatment of crime The reliability of public opinion polls The drivers of public opinion Understanding Public Attitudes to Criminal Justice provides an international perspective on the issues surrounding criminal justice and public opinion, drawing on research from the UK, the United States and Canada and a range of other countries including South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Key reading for students in criminology, criminal justice, and media studies, this book is also of value to researchers and those with an interest in crime and the media.

Author : Jane Wood,Theresa A. Gannon
Publisher : Willan
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134021635

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Public Opinion and Criminal Justice by Jane Wood,Theresa A. Gannon Pdf

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 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.

Author : Jesper Ryberg,Julian V. Roberts
Publisher : Studies in Penal Theory and Ph
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199941377

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Popular Punishment by Jesper Ryberg,Julian V. Roberts Pdf

What role should public opinion play in the way the state deals with criminal offenders? This volume brings together leading philosophers, legal theorists, and criminologists to consider the various aspects of the relationship between public opinion and state punishment.

Author : Timothy J. Flanagan,Dennis R. Longmire
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1996-06-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781452246499

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Americans View Crime and Justice by Timothy J. Flanagan,Dennis R. Longmire Pdf

This book should be made a part of any college level library that features holdings in social sciences. . . . Americans View Crime and Justice presents a national public opinion survey and its results on the issues. These edited results of a survey conducted in 1995 examine such issues as gun control, capital punishment, and juvenile crime, offering public opinion along with the analyses of a panel of criminologists. --The Midwest Book Review Readable and carefully edited, Americans View Crime and Justice reports and analyzes results from the recent National Crime and Justice Survey (NCJS), the richest and most wide-ranging investigation of public opinion on crime and justice issues in more than a decade. Conducted in June 1995, the survey features responses from 1,000 adults in the United States on now-volatile issues such as fear of crime, gun control, capital punishment, juvenile crime, and additional related topics of national concern. A distinguished panel of criminologists analyzes the collected data in this volume to present a comprehensive report on the development and current status of public opinion on these timely issues. Divided into three sections—context and framework; findings; and opinion, policy, and science—this authoritative volume also analyzes the implications of the survey data. Providing interesting insights and timely quantification of Americans′ view of crime and justice, this volume offers a unique view of public opinion particularly important to the work of researchers, law enforcement personnel, policy makers, public officials, and students of criminology and criminal justice, law, and political science.

Author : Jane Wood,Theresa A. Gannon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134021703

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Public Opinion and Criminal Justice by Jane Wood,Theresa A. Gannon Pdf

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 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.

Author : Michael J. Hindelang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Crime
ISBN : UIUC:30112048445099

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Public Opinion Regarding Crime, Criminal Justice, and Related Topics by Michael J. Hindelang Pdf

Author : Julian Roberts,Mike Hough
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135988388

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Changing Attitudes to Punishment by Julian Roberts,Mike Hough Pdf

Throughout the western world public opinion has played an important role in shaping criminal justice policy. At the same time opinion polls repeatedly demonstrate that the public knows little about crime and justice, and holds negative views of the criminal justice system. This book, consisting of chapters from leading authorities in the field, is concerned to address this problem, and draws upon research in a number of different countries to address the issues arising from this state of affairs. Its main aims are: to explore the changing and evolving nature of public attitudes to sentencing to examine the factors that influence public opinion and to bring together recent international research which has demonstrated ways in which public attitudes can be changed to propose specific strategies to respond to the crisis in public confidence in criminal justice.

Author : Julian V. Roberts,Loretta J. Stalans,Mike Hough,David Indermaur
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780195136234

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Penal Populism and Public Opinion by Julian V. Roberts,Loretta J. Stalans,Mike Hough,David Indermaur Pdf

The five countries examined are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Author : Venessa Garcia,Samantha G. Arkerson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781442260825

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Crime, Media, and Reality by Venessa Garcia,Samantha G. Arkerson Pdf

Garcia and Arkerson look at the influence of crime news and true crime television series that prevent the public from distinguishing pure entertainment from the realities of crime and justice.

Author : Simon Green,Elizabeth Lancaster,Simon Feasey
Publisher : Willan
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134007912

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Addressing Offending Behaviour by Simon Green,Elizabeth Lancaster,Simon Feasey Pdf

Offending behaviour is one of the most talked about issues in contemporary society. What can be done to stop people reoffending? What can be done to help people escape their criminal lifestyles? This book aims to review and analyse the different ways in which these questions are addressed in practice, drawing upon the expertise of academics and practitioners. The book provides a critical reference text for practitioners, students and researchers interested in devising the most effective means of addressing offending behaviour. Its focus is on the actual work undertaken with offenders, and draws upon generic issues of practice applicable across the voluntary, community and statutory sectors. Addressing Offending Behaviour aims to bridge the gap between practice and research. It explores a wide range of innovative techniques for offender intervention, along with some of the most challenging academic theories. It also considers the wider social, political and legal context in which this work takes place, and explores the values and bias which operate at both individual and institutional levels. It will be key reading for both students and practitioners involved in the fields of criminology and criminal justice, law, policing, probation, prisons, youth justice and social work.

Author : James Garofalo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Crime
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123781465

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Public Opinion about Crime by James Garofalo Pdf

Author : Diane Crocker
Publisher : Issues in Canada
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 0195432479

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Crime in Canada by Diane Crocker Pdf

In this short and accessible introduction, criminologist Diane Crocker evaluates the latest Canadian data to reveal how well our justice system reflects the values and expectations of Canadians. Crocker presents a thorough examination of the various ways Canadians address crime, from prison, parole, and rehabilitation to prevention, restorative justice, and harm-reduction strategies. The result is an informative overview of the latest research and government policies behind these key issues in Canada. --Book Jacket.

Author : Stephanos Bibas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780195374681

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The Machinery of Criminal Justice by Stephanos Bibas Pdf

The Machinery of Criminal Justice explores the transformation of the criminal justice system and considers how criminal justice could better accommodate lay participation, values, and relationships.

Author : Alison Burke,David Carter,Brian Fedorek,Tiffany Morey,Lore Rutz-Burri,Shanell Sanchez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1636350682

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SOU-CCJ230 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System by Alison Burke,David Carter,Brian Fedorek,Tiffany Morey,Lore Rutz-Burri,Shanell Sanchez Pdf