RT Article
T1 Punitiveness toward terrorists: terrorist act type and harmfulness, terrorist ethnicity and gender, and participants' authoritarian tendency
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 00
SP 1
OP 26
A1 Cohen-Louck, Keren
A1 Herzog, Sergio
A1 Levy, Inna
A2 Herzog, Sergio
A2 Levy, Inna
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1933756608
AB This study examines the relationships between public punitiveness toward terrorists and factors such as terrorist act type, harmfulness, terrorist ethnicity, and gender, and participant’s authoritarian tendencies. An online survey with 679 Israeli Jewish and Arab participants manipulated terrorist act type, harmfulness, gender, and ethnicity. Participants rated crime seriousness, punishment severity, imprisonment length (IL), support for capital punishment (CP), and answered questions about authoritarianism. Findings show terrorist ethnicity significantly impacts punitiveness, which was higher in stabbing, car-ramming, and shooting scenarios than in arson or non-fatal cases. IL and support for CP were predicted by distinct factors, revealing they reflect different aspects of punitiveness. The study emphasizes the complex interplay of ethnicity, act type, harm, and personal predispositions in shaping punitiveness toward terrorists.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 21-26
K1 Terrorism
K1 Punitiveness
K1 Public Opinion
K1 terrorists' ethnicity
K1 authoritative tendency
K1 Capital Punishment
DO 10.1177/00111287251321436