RT Article
T1 The Consequences of Knowledge about Elite Deviance
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 41
IS 2
SP 359
OP 382
A1 Michel, Cedric
A2 Heide, Kathleen M.
A2 Cochran, John K.
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764207750
AB The present study sought to understand the consequences of knowledge about elite deviance. Four hundred and eight participants completed an online questionnaire that measured (1) their level of knowledge about white-collar crime and (2) their perceived seriousness of, and punitiveness toward, it. Results of statistical analyses suggest a positive relationship between knowledge and punitive sentiments toward crimes of the powerful. Conversely, less knowledgeable subjects, comprised disproportionately of men, politically Conservatives, Republicans, and conservative Protestants were often more lenient toward elite offenders, both in terms of perceived seriousness of the offenses and punitiveness toward them, when compared with street crime. Implications of these findings are discussed.
K1 Punitiveness
K1 Perceived seriousness
K1 Elite deviance
K1 white-collar crime
K1 Knowledge
DO 10.1007/s12103-014-9285-z