RT Article
T1 Beyond crime seriousness: Fitting the punishment to the crime
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 1
IS 1
SP 59
OP 90
A1 Rossi, Peter H. 1921-2006
A2 Simpson, Jon E.
A2 Miller, JoAnn L. 1949-
LA English
YR 1985
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767142870
AB This paper presents an exposition of how the factorial survey approach may enhance empirical assessments of the complex judgment principles involved in public views of just punishments for convicted offenders. Ratings of the appropriateness of sentences given across 50 typical crimes obtained from a household sample ( N =774) of the Boston SMSA and several special-interest samples in 1982 are examined in three alternative ordinary least-squares (OLS) regression equations. These analyses show there is not a one-to-one direct relationship between public perceptions of the seriousness of criminal acts and desired sanctions. Crime seriousness is modified by the characteristics of the offenders and victims and by the consequences of the crimes. Preferred punishments also vary in severity by demographic, experiential, and attitudinal characteristics of the persons who make the judgments.
K1 just punishments
K1 Crime seriousness
K1 vignette studies
K1 Factorial surveys
DO 10.1007/BF01065249