Public Opinion, Crime, And Criminal Justice
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
081336793X
ISBN-13
9780813367934
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint
Westview Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 15th, 1999
Print length
351 Pages
Weight
533 grams
Product Classification:
Crime & criminology
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This book reveals the mismatch between the public perception of crime and the reality of crime statistics. It considers the role that public opinion plays in the politics of criminal justice issues and reveals the truth behind how this perception compares to actual criminal activity.
Taking on one of the most popular issues of the daycrime and the way we make sense of itJulian Roberts and Loretta Stalans reveal the mismatch between the public perception of crime and the reality of crime statistics. Discussing such issues as public knowledge of crime, sources of crime information, information processing by the public, public attitudes about crime, and the effectiveness of punishment, this book considers the role that public opinion plays in the politics of criminal justice issues. Based on extensive data from the United States, with comparisons with Canada and the United Kingdom, Roberts and Stalans reveal the truth behind how the public perceives crime and how this perception compares to actual criminal activity.
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