The effects of psychiatric and “biological” labels on lay sentencing and punishment decisions

This research, using focal concerns perspective on sentencing, examines how and why psychiatric labels, and having diagnoses biologically “labeled,” affect sentencing beliefs. Dimensions of public stigma toward psychiatric illnesses are hypothesized to mediate sentencing views.

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Autor principal: Berryessa, Colleen M. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
En: Journal of experimental criminology
Año: 2018, Volumen: 14, Número: 2, Páginas: 241-256
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Labeling
Stigmatization
Psychiatric illnesses
Biology
Sentencing
Focal concerns
Descripción
Sumario:This research, using focal concerns perspective on sentencing, examines how and why psychiatric labels, and having diagnoses biologically “labeled,” affect sentencing beliefs. Dimensions of public stigma toward psychiatric illnesses are hypothesized to mediate sentencing views.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-018-9322-x