Enhancing the legitimacy of sentences in the minds of the public: Evidence from a public opinion survey in Hong Kong

Legal and criminology scholars have devoted a great deal of attention towards measuring public confidence in the courts and sentencing. However, little is known about how attitudes toward sentencing relate to the more complex concept of legitimacy. Departing from conventional measurements of the pub...

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Main Author: Cheng, Kevin Kwok-Yin (Author)
Contributors: Pushkarna, Natasha ; Ri, Sayaka
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2020, Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 617-636
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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