Predictors of Punitiveness: Community Views in Victoria

Karen Gelb

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Abstract

This report is the third in a series1 on community views about crime, courts and sentencing.2 It presents evidence about the predictors of punitiveness in a random sample of 1,200 Victorians.3 This report shows that, in response to abstract questions about sentencing, members of the Victorian public are moderately punitive. Some people are more punitive than others, with several factors underlying punitive attitudes. Beliefs about the courts and sentencing, and perceptions of increasing crime, bear the strongest relationships with levels of punitiveness. Greater punitiveness is also more evident among those who use commercial/tabloid media as their main source of information on crime and punishment, as well as those with less education and those who attest to being politically conservative.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationMelbourne, Vic.
PublisherSentencing Advisory Council
Number of pages24
ISBN (Print)9781921100741
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Bibliographical note

© Copyright State of Victoria, Sentencing Advisory Council, July 2011. This publication is protected by the laws of copyright. No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth).

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