Economic anxieties, fear of crime, and punitive attitudes in Latin America

Using data from the 2012 AmericasBarometer survey collected in nine Latin American countries (n = 14,705), this study examines two theoretically relevant potential sources of punitiveness: economic anxiety and fear of crime. Focusing on these two sources, we explore whether the public opinion dynami...

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Authors: Singer, Alexa J. (Author) ; Chouhy, Cecilia (Author) ; Gertz, Marc (Author) ; Lehmann, Peter S. (Author) ; Stevens, Jessica N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 181-206
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Keywords:
Comparative criminology
economic anxiety
Fear of crime
Public Opinion
Punitive attitudes