Perceived Dangerousness Mediates Punitive Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders: Results From a Vignette Experiment

The current study used an experimental vignette (n = 1,093) to examine the effects of perpetrator sex and age, and victim sex and age, on simulated juror sentencing recommendations for individuals convicted of sexual offenses (ICSO). Path analyses were used to see if differences in punitive attitude...

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Main Author: Kruis, Nathan E. (Author)
Contributors: Ménard, Kim S. ; Choi, Jaeyong ; Rowland, Nicholas J. ; Frye, Tyler ; Kosaka, Rachel ; Williams, Alicia 1970-
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2025, Volume: 71, Issue: 5, Pages: 1632-1662
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
experimental vignette design
underage victims
SEX offenders
Sentencing
Gender Bias