Do sentences affect public disapproval?
The belief of some judges that in sentencing “the main duty of the courts is to lead public opinion” (R. v. Sargeant) implies that the choice of sentence influences public approval or disapproval of law-breaking. To test this, 1,055 parents in three English towns were interviewed. Since it is only t...
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1984
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The British journal of criminology
Year: 1984, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 27-48 |
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