A J Baranauskas
Biographic Data
| ID | 47204 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A J Baranauskas |
| GIVEN NAMES | A J |
| FAMILY NAME | Baranauskas |
| SIGNATURE | BARANAUSKAS A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | SUNY Brockport |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7541-8119 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perceptions of Immigrants as a Criminal Threat: The Role of Negative Affect and Ethnocentrism
A popular political narrative in the United States depicts immigrants as posing a criminal threat to the nation. This perception persists despite research showing that immigrants do not increase crime rates and may actually contribute to lower crime rates. This study seeks to examine the sources of the perception that immigrants increase crime in the United States. Drawing from research in cognitive psychology, this paper examines the affect heur…
Racial Sentiment and Public Support for Arming Teachers with Guns in the United States
In the effort to prevent school shootings in the United States, policies that aim to arm teachers with guns have received considerable attention. Recent research on public support for these policies finds that African Americans are substantially less likely to support them, indicating that support for arming teachers is a racial issue. Given the racialized nature of support for punitive crime policies in the United States, it is possible that rac…
Racial resentment, crime concerns, and public attitudes toward defunding the police
In the wake of highly publicized killings of unarmed citizens by police in the United States, calls to defund police departments have been particularly salient. This study seeks to determine the factors associated with attitudes toward defunding the police. Data from a national survey of American adults and generalized ordered logistic regression were used to examine two factors that may shape attitudes toward defunding police: racial prejudice a…
News media and public attitudes toward the protests of 2020: An examination of the mediating role of perceived protester violence
Research Summary This study investigates the role of the news media in shaping attitudes toward the protests of 2020. Using data from a nationally representative election survey, it examines the association between news consumption and support for law‐and‐order policies to address protest violence, with perceptions that the protesters were violent as a potential mediator. Findings indicate that viewers of online news are less likely to support la…
Anger versus fear about crime: How common is it, where does it come from, and why does it matter
Public Opinion on Support for Arming Teachers with Guns in the United States
Proposals to arm teachers with guns have emerged in reaction to high-profile school shootings in the United States. Though controversial, these proposals have gained the support of various policymakers and special-interest groups. Public opinion, however, is largely divided on the issue and split on political lines. This study seeks to unpack the reasons why Americans may support arming teachers, drawing from multiple theoretical perspectives. Fi…
Exploring the Social Construction of Crime by Neighborhood: News Coverage of Crime in Boston
Information disseminated by the news shapes the way that the public perceives criminal events, often providing a distorted view of crime. Previous research has largely overlooked neighborhoods in discussions of how the news portrays crime. This study examines the ways that the news media report the neighborhoods in which homicides, robberies, and assaults are committed. Multiple theoretical perspectives rooted in the law of opposites and racial t…
Media Construction of Crime Revisited: Media Types, Consumer Contexts, and Frames of Crime and Justice
Through this study, we shed new light on a key line of inquiry for criminologists: the way the media influence the public's understanding of crime and justice. We argue for expanding the lens of studies on the media's construction of crime, moving away from one‐dimensional reactions to crime to an integrated set of frames about crime and justice policy while considering the potential influence of a diverse array of media forms and content. Most c…
Media Construction of Crime Revisited: Media Types, Consumer Contexts, and Frames of Crime and Justice
Through this study, we shed new light on a key line of inquiry for criminologists: the way the media influence the public's understanding of crime and justice. We argue for expanding the lens of studies on the media's construction of crime, moving away from one‐dimensional reactions to crime to an integrated set of frames about crime and justice policy while considering the potential influence of a diverse array of media forms and content. Most c…
News media and public attitudes toward the protests of 2020: An examination of the mediating role of perceived protester violence
Research Summary This study investigates the role of the news media in shaping attitudes toward the protests of 2020. Using data from a nationally representative election survey, it examines the association between news consumption and support for law‐and‐order policies to address protest violence, with perceptions that the protesters were violent as a potential mediator. Findings indicate that viewers of online news are less likely to support la…
Exploring the Social Construction of Crime by Neighborhood: News Coverage of Crime in Boston
Information disseminated by the news shapes the way that the public perceives criminal events, often providing a distorted view of crime. Previous research has largely overlooked neighborhoods in discussions of how the news portrays crime. This study examines the ways that the news media report the neighborhoods in which homicides, robberies, and assaults are committed. Multiple theoretical perspectives rooted in the law of opposites and racial t…
Media Construction of Crime Revisited: Media Types, Consumer Contexts, and Frames of Crime and Justice
Through this study, we shed new light on a key line of inquiry for criminologists: the way the media influence the public's understanding of crime and justice. We argue for expanding the lens of studies on the media's construction of crime, moving away from one‐dimensional reactions to crime to an integrated set of frames about crime and justice policy while considering the potential influence of a diverse array of media forms and content. Most c…
Exploring the Social Construction of Crime by Neighborhood: News Coverage of Crime in Boston
Information disseminated by the news shapes the way that the public perceives criminal events, often providing a distorted view of crime. Previous research has largely overlooked neighborhoods in discussions of how the news portrays crime. This study examines the ways that the news media report the neighborhoods in which homicides, robberies, and assaults are committed. Multiple theoretical perspectives rooted in the law of opposites and racial t…
Anger versus fear about crime: How common is it, where does it come from, and why does it matter
Public Opinion on Support for Arming Teachers with Guns in the United States
Proposals to arm teachers with guns have emerged in reaction to high-profile school shootings in the United States. Though controversial, these proposals have gained the support of various policymakers and special-interest groups. Public opinion, however, is largely divided on the issue and split on political lines. This study seeks to unpack the reasons why Americans may support arming teachers, drawing from multiple theoretical perspectives. Fi…
Racial resentment, crime concerns, and public attitudes toward defunding the police
In the wake of highly publicized killings of unarmed citizens by police in the United States, calls to defund police departments have been particularly salient. This study seeks to determine the factors associated with attitudes toward defunding the police. Data from a national survey of American adults and generalized ordered logistic regression were used to examine two factors that may shape attitudes toward defunding police: racial prejudice a…
News media and public attitudes toward the protests of 2020: An examination of the mediating role of perceived protester violence
Research Summary This study investigates the role of the news media in shaping attitudes toward the protests of 2020. Using data from a nationally representative election survey, it examines the association between news consumption and support for law‐and‐order policies to address protest violence, with perceptions that the protesters were violent as a potential mediator. Findings indicate that viewers of online news are less likely to support la…
Racial Sentiment and Public Support for Arming Teachers with Guns in the United States
In the effort to prevent school shootings in the United States, policies that aim to arm teachers with guns have received considerable attention. Recent research on public support for these policies finds that African Americans are substantially less likely to support them, indicating that support for arming teachers is a racial issue. Given the racialized nature of support for punitive crime policies in the United States, it is possible that rac…
Perceptions of Immigrants as a Criminal Threat: The Role of Negative Affect and Ethnocentrism
A popular political narrative in the United States depicts immigrants as posing a criminal threat to the nation. This perception persists despite research showing that immigrants do not increase crime rates and may actually contribute to lower crime rates. This study seeks to examine the sources of the perception that immigrants increase crime in the United States. Drawing from research in cognitive psychology, this paper examines the affect heur…
Criminology (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Public opinion (4 works) · Feeling (3 works) · Gun Ownership and Violence Research (3 works)