Does crime cause punitiveness?
Why are Americans so punitive toward criminals? Some theories of punitiveness suggest that exposure to crime makes people more supportive of punitive policies toward criminals. We analyzed national survey data and found that neither support for longer prison sentences for four different crimes nor s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2017, Volume: 63, Issue: 12, Pages: 1572-1599 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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