Americans View Crime and Justice - A National Public Opinion Survey

Klappentext The results from the United States National Crime and Justice Survey conducted in 1995 are analyzed in this volume. The survey provided a comprehensive national assessment of attitudes, and the topics covered include: fear of crime; gun control; capital punishment; and juvenile crime. Using the data collected, distinguished criminologists report on the development and current status of public opinion on these issues. They also present an analysis of the implications of the data taken during the survey. Zusammenfassung This text comprises of reports and analyses results from the June 1995 National Crime and Justice Survey! a complete national assessment of attitudes about topics such as fear of crime! gun control! capital punishment and juvenile crime. Inhaltsverzeichnis Public Opinion on Crime and Justice - Timothy J Flanagan History, Development, and Trends Americäs Fear of Crime - Bahram Haghighi and Jon Sorensen Support and Confidence - W S Wilson Huang and Michael Vaughn Public Attitudes toward the Police Bringing the Offender to Heel - Laura Myers Views of the Criminal Courts Just and Painful - Jurg Gerber and Simone Engelhardt-Greer Attitudes toward Sentencing Criminals Reform or Punish - Timothy J Flanagan Americans¿ Views of the Correctional System The Ultimate Weapon - Dennis Longmire Capital Punishment Self-Protection - Kenneth Adams Guns and Gun Control The Modern Plague - Myrna Cintron and W Wesley Johnson Controlling Substance Abuse The Growing Threat - Ruth Triplett Gangs and Juvenile Offenders Public Opinion and Public Policy in Criminal Justice - Timothy J Flanagan The Art and Science of Opinion Measurement - James A Dyer The National Opinion Survey on Crime and Justice - 1995 - Barbara Sims

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• Autoren: Timothy J. Flanagan, Timothy J. Longmire Flanagan, FLANAGAN TIMOTHY J LONGMIRE DEN
• Mitarbeit: Timothy J Flanagan (Herausgeber), Timothy J. Flanagan (Herausgeber), Flanagan Timothy J. (Herausgeber), Dennis R Longmire (Herausgeber), Dennis R. Longmire (Herausgeber), Longmire Dennis R. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Sage Publications Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 06.09.1996
• EAN: 9780761903413
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0341-3
• Seiten: 240
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Strafrecht, Strafprozessrecht, Kriminologie; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, United States of America, USA, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminology & Criminal Justice