What predicts punitiveness? An examination of predictors of punitive attitudes towards offenders in Australia

A widespread public preference for harsher sentencing (punitiveness) has been documented in a range of national and international studies. The present study examines the relative predictive power of a set of factors most commonly linked with punitiveness. This study is based on the responses given i...

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Main Authors: Spiranovic, C., Roberts, Lynne, Indermaur, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32742