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Zusatztext 'This volume! edited by two British psychologists! has as its purpose addressing some of the complexities of public opinion about crime! identifying consistencies in such opinion! and demonstrating circumstances under which public opinion has a measurable impact on policy responses to crime. The authors of the ten chapters are primarily British and US criminologists. The book is divided into two parts. The five chapters in the first part examine such matters as attitude formation and its consequences in relation to such issues as the death penalty. They address the interaction of public opinion with the criminal justice system and the demographics of public opinion. A call for better approaches to research methods! as well as strategies for better educating the public on criminal justice policy! is also part of this section. Part 2 addresses specific dimensions of public opinion in relation to victims! offenders! and the police! among other topics. Victim perceptions affect crime reporting. Altogether! a useful collection of recent research on a consequential topic that should be of interest to a fairly broad audience of students! educators! and policy makers. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.' - D. O. Friedrichs! University of Scranton in Choice Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung Sheds light on the nature of public views on criminal justice. This book focuses on public opinion towards specific types of offenders, such as sex offenders and mentally disordered offenders. It challenges many enduring assumptions regarding people's views on justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
