Decreased Bi-Partisan Support for Pretrial Detention in Less Serious Cases: Evidence From an Experimental Survey

Despite recent reforms limiting or eliminating cash bail for less serious crimes, we know little about public support for pretrial detention. To help fill this gap, we embedded offense severity experimental manipulations within a national survey administered to 1,368 Americans. While liberals are si...

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Main Author: Petersen, Nick (Author)
Contributors: St. Louis, Stacie
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2025, Volume: 52, Issue: 5, Pages: 810-829
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Offense severity
Political Ideology
Public Opinion
Detention