Public perceptions of the seriousness of crime: Weighing the harm and the wrong

The seriousness of crime or ‘crime seriousness' bears on at least four areas of criminal policy (sentencing, criminalization, crime control and prevention) but is poorly defined. After providing a novel conceptualization of crime seriousness, this article explores the logic - or normative philo...

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Main Author: Adriaenssen, An (Author)
Contributors: Greenfield, Victoria A. 1964- ; Karstedt, Susanne 1949- ; Paoli, Letizia 1966- ; Pleysier, Stefaan ; Visschers, Jonas
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-150
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Crime seriousness
Harm
Wrong moralism
Criminal policy
Public opinion
Sentencing
Penal policy
Criminalization
Crime control
Crime prevention