Public Punitiveness Towards Individuals with Sexual Convictions in Italy: a Vignette Study

Sexual violence is among the offences on which the public has expressed the greatest alarm and punitiveness and towards which more severe norms and restraining measures have been introduced in several countries in recent years. Outside of Anglo-American countries, few studies have been conducted on...

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Main Author: Veggi, Sara (Author)
Contributors: Cipresso, Pietro ; Zara, Georgia
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: European journal on criminal policy and research
Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 673-688
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