- Changing Attitudes to Punishment : Public Opinion, Crime, and Justice (2002, Hardcover) read online ebook TXT, EPUB
9781843920038 English 1843920034 This book addresses a range of issues surrounding public opinion, attitudes to punishment and criminal justice policy. It adopts the premise that in order to best respond to the needs of the public, we need to understand the evolution of public opinion, the limitations of public knowledge, the limitations on various methods of measuring public opinion, and the impediments to rational penal reform. The leading authorities brought together in this book draw upon research in a number of different countries. They also explore the ways in which public attitudes can be changed, and propose specific strategies to respond to the widespread crisis in public confidence in criminal justice., Throughout the western world public opinion has played an important role in shaping criminal justice policy. At the same time opinion polls repeatedly demonstrate that the public knows little about crime and justice, and holds negative views of the criminal justice system. This book, consisting of chapters from leading authorities in the field, is concerned to address this problem, and draws upon research in a number of different countries to address the issues arising from this state of affairs. Its main aims are: to explore the changing and evolving nature of public attitudes to sentencing; to examine the factors that influence public opinion; to bring together recent international research which has demonstrated ways in which public attitudes can be changed; and to propose specific strategies to respond to the crisis in public confidence in criminal justice.
9781843920038 English 1843920034 This book addresses a range of issues surrounding public opinion, attitudes to punishment and criminal justice policy. It adopts the premise that in order to best respond to the needs of the public, we need to understand the evolution of public opinion, the limitations of public knowledge, the limitations on various methods of measuring public opinion, and the impediments to rational penal reform. The leading authorities brought together in this book draw upon research in a number of different countries. They also explore the ways in which public attitudes can be changed, and propose specific strategies to respond to the widespread crisis in public confidence in criminal justice., Throughout the western world public opinion has played an important role in shaping criminal justice policy. At the same time opinion polls repeatedly demonstrate that the public knows little about crime and justice, and holds negative views of the criminal justice system. This book, consisting of chapters from leading authorities in the field, is concerned to address this problem, and draws upon research in a number of different countries to address the issues arising from this state of affairs. Its main aims are: to explore the changing and evolving nature of public attitudes to sentencing; to examine the factors that influence public opinion; to bring together recent international research which has demonstrated ways in which public attitudes can be changed; and to propose specific strategies to respond to the crisis in public confidence in criminal justice.