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Using jurors to explore public attitudes to sentencing
Citation
Warner, K and Davis, J, Using jurors to explore public attitudes to sentencing, British Journal of Criminology, 52, (1) pp. 93-112. ISSN 0007-0955 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 The Authors. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies.
Abstract
This paper reports the findings of an innovative method of ascertaining public opinion about sentencing—namely using jurors in actual cases to explore both the appropriateness of the sentence imposed in the juror's trial and more general views about sentencing levels. Contrasting images of public opinion emerged: a punitive public in relation to general perceptions of leniency and a more merciful public in relation to individual cases. The extent and reasons for this dichotomy are explored, as are differences in levels of satisfaction for different offence types.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | sentencing, public opinion, punitiveness |
| Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
| Research Group: | Law in context |
| Research Field: | Criminal law |
| Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
| Objective Group: | Justice and the law |
| Objective Field: | Criminal justice |
| UTAS Author: | Warner, K (Professor Kate Warner) |
| ID Code: | 80682 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 30 |
| Deposited By: | Law |
| Deposited On: | 2012-11-07 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-20 |
| Downloads: | 1 View Download Statistics |
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