Public Opinion Versus Public Judgment About Crime. Correcting the 'Comedy of Errors'

This paper builds a case for more defensible assessments of informed public opinion on crime control and penal policy. Mass-mediated portrayals of what the public want and ubiquitous self-selected opinion polls serve as common surrogates for informed public opinion. These highly suspect assessments...

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Main Author: Green, David A. (Author)
Contributors: Brookman, Fiona ; Bennett, Trevor
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: The British journal of criminology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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