A country not divided: A comparison of public punitiveness and confidence in sentencing across Australia

A country not divided: A comparison of public punitiveness and confidence in sentencing across Australia

Changes to sentencing legislation are often introduced or justified on the basis of satisfying public opinion. If sentencing policy is a reflection of public opinion we should see a concordance between different sentencing policies and public opinion. This paper provides a comparison between Austral...

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Main Authors: Roberts, Lynne, Spiranovic, C., Indermaur, D.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Sage 2011
Subjects:
sentencing
punitiveness
public attitudes
survey
public opinion
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39316

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