RT Article
T1 Punishment before trial: public opinion, perp walks, and compensatory justice in the United States
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 79
IS 4
SP 437
OP 452
A1 Van Slyke, Shanna R.
A2 Corbo, Leslie A.
A2 Benson, Michael L. 1950-
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1843689847
AB The presumption of innocence, the prohibition against pretrial punishment, and the right to an impartial jury - constitutional bedrocks of the American criminal justice process - are potentially threatened by the practice of "perp walks." Justice officials, politicians, and the news media have cited public demand as one justification for this controversial practice. Yet, this justification lacks an empirical basis. Drawing from work on procedural fairness, the present study suggests compensatory justice as a framework for understanding why some American citizens might support perp walks. We extend research on public attitudes towards perp walks with data from an internet survey of 1000 U.S. adults. We find that perp walks are not supported by a majority of the public and that attitudes towards perp walks are influenced by perceptions of the pros and cons of perp walks as well as of the legitimacy of the justice system.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 450-452
K1 Appeasement
K1 Balancing test
K1 Compensatory justice
K1 Perp walks
K1 Procedural Fairness
K1 Public Opinion
DO 10.1007/s10611-022-10062-x