RT Article
T1 The role of prior punishment in preventive detention decisions
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 26
IS 5
SP 479
OP 506
A1 Bojczenko, Mickael N.
A1 Sivasubramaniam, Diane
A2 Sivasubramaniam, Diane
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1765843871
AB Preventive detention legislation allows for ongoing detention or supervision following completion of an offender’s sentence. Consideration of public protection should drive the administration of preventive detention, however research has indicated retributive concerns also drive decision making. Two studies were conducted to examine the motives driving preventive detention decisions, and how contextual variables affected the balance between retributive and public protection motives. In Study 1, participants were presented with information about an offender’s remorse, prior punishment, and risk of re-offence. In Study 2, participants were presented with information about an offender’s prior punishment and offence type, and the relative strength of various potential mediators was tested, to determine factors driving effects of prior punishment information. Overall, results demonstrated participants were driven by both retributive and public protection motives, as well as personal characteristics (e.g. political orientation, prejudice against offenders) when making preventive detention decisions. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for preventive detention legislation.
K1 Sex Offenders
K1 Preventive Detention
K1 punishment sufficiency
K1 Risk
K1 Sentencing
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2019.1690654