Can criminology sway the public? How empirical findings about deterrence affect public punishment preferences

Abstract Background setting Punitive approaches to deter offending remain popular despite limited evidence of their effectiveness. This study investigated what effect presenting empirical criminological findings about the effectiveness of deterrence to a general public has on their punishment prefer...

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Main Authors: Brendan Rose, Malouke Esra Kuiper, Chris Reinders Folmer, Benjamin van Rooij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:Crime Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40163-024-00240-8
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