Public opinion and criminal justice

Wood, Jane L. (Added Author). Gannon, Theresa A. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781843924005 (pbk.)
ISBN: 9781843924012 (hbk.)
ISBN: 1843924013 (hbk.)
ISBN: 1843924005 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xix, 252 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Cullompton ; Portland, OR : Willan, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. The psychology of attitudes and persuasion / Gerd Bohner and Michaela Wanke -- 2. Why public opinion of the criminal justice system is important / Jane Wood -- 3. What shapes public opinion of the criminal justice system? / Jacqueline M. Gray -- 4. The myth of public support for capital punishment / Francis T. Cullen, James D. Unnever, Kristie R. Blevins, Jennifer A. Pealer, Shannon A. Santana, Bonnie S. Fisher and Brandon K. Applegate -- 5. Achieving accurate assessment of attitudes toward the criminal justice system: methodological issues / G. Tendayi Viki and Gerd Bohner -- 6. The typical rape: factors affecting victims' decision to report / Margaret Wilson and Angela Scholes -- 7. Attitudes towards victims of crime: a double-edged sword? / Elizabeth Gilchrist -- 8. Public attitudes towards offending, offenders and reintegration / Natalie Reynolds, Leam A. Craig and Douglas P. Boer -- 9. Attitudes towards sexual offenders and their rehabilitation: a special case? / Sarah Brown -- 10. Stigma and offenders with mental illness / Patrick W. Corrigan and Jessica L. Walton.