Public opinion and criminal justice
By: edited by Jane Wood and Theresa Gannon
Publisher: Willan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cullompton; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781843924012; 9781843924005
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Public opinion; Droit pe nal; Criminal law; Administration; Justice pe nale; Opinion publique
Description: "Public opinion is vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system ... This book challenges many enduring assumptions regarding people's views on justice, and confronts the myths that infect our understanding of what people think about the criminal justice system. It will be essential reading for policy-makers, students, researchers and others with an interest in this increasingly important subject."--P. [iv] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The psychology of attitudes and persuasion / Gerd Bohner and Michaela Wa nke; title: Why public opinion of the criminal justice system is important / Jane Wood; title: What shapes public opinion of the criminal justice system? / Jacqueline M. Gray; title: The myth of public support for capital punishment / Francis T. Cullen ... [et al.]; title: Achieving accurate assessment of attitudes toward the criminal justice system : methodological issues / G. Tendayi Viki and Gerd Bohner; title: The typical rape : factors affecting victims' decision to report / Margaret Wilson and Angela Scholes; title: Attitudes towards victims of crime : a double-edged sword? / Elizabeth Gilchrist; title: Public attitudes towards offending, offenders and reintegration / Natalie Reynolds, Leam A. Craig and Douglas P. Boer; title: Attitudes towards sexual offenders and their rehabilitation : a special case? / Sarah Brown; title: Stigma and offenders with mental illness / Patrick W. Corrigan and Jessica L. Walton.