Research Note: Punish and Rehabilitate? Public Attitudes Toward Six Common Crimes
Research Note: Punish and Rehabilitate? Public Attitudes Toward Six Common Crimes
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研究笔记：惩罚与平反？
DOI：
10.1177/0011128793039002008
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发表时间：
1993
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Richard C. McCorkle
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作者：
Richard C. McCorkle
民意调查显示，公众对罪犯的惩罚力度越来越大。但是，方法上的问题对在制定公共政策时使用这种民意调查提出了疑问。为了更准确地描述对犯罪的态度，对397名成年人进行了一项电话调查，调查了他们对六种常见犯罪的惩罚和改造情绪。受访者表达了对所有六种罪行的强烈惩罚倾向，这种惩罚在样本内各种人口统计学和态度亚人群中相对统一。然而，康复项目也得到了强烈的支持，尤其是在年轻人、穷人和少数民族人群中。
Opinion polls show increasing punitiveness among the public toward criminals. However, methodological issues raise questions about the use of such polls in developing public policy. To provide a more accurate description of attitudes toward crime, a telephone survey of 397 adults was conducted in which punitive and rehabilitative sentiments toward six common crimes were examined. Respondents expressed a strong punishment orientation toward all six offenses, this punitiveness being relatively uniform across a variety of demographic and attitudinal subpopulations within the sample. However, strong support was also expressed for rehabilitative programs, particularly among the young, poor, and minority populations.