Taking wrongs seriously. Public perceptions of crime seriousness

This article sets out to investigate three issues central to the study of the public perception of crime seriousness, based on empirical data arising from a survey of a representative sample of Irish (Dublin) citizens. The firstissue is that of the meaning' of seriousness and some evidence is f...

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Main Author: O'Connell, Michael (Author)
Contributors: Whelan, Anthony
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1996
In: The British journal of criminology
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