The perception of crime and criminality

The violent criminal and swindler as social types

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2152117
AutoresMichael E O'Connor (University of New England, autor correspondente)
Ano1984
Volume5
Fascículo1-4
Páginas255-274
Data de publicação1984-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.1984.9967644
OpenAlexW2072087265
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas45

Part of the findings of a study carried out in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, in 1976, on the perception of crime and criminals are reported. Clear and distinct social types of the violent criminal and swindler were found, which were reasonably close to, or at least not discordant with, criminological‐sociological literature. A very negative assessment of the violent criminal was held by respondents, which contrasted with the more positive assessment of the swindler. Differences were also found in respondents’ perceptions of the aetiology of violent crime and fraud. However, respondents were punitive toward both types of criminals, though more punitive toward the violent criminal. The analysis is presented within a framework of emphasizing social typing, the audience and social control. It is argued that the repertoire of social types held by individuals and groups, and the process of social typing, play a central part in the functioning of criminal justice systems and the social construction of social control

Criminal justice · Criminology · Perception · Political science · Punitive damages · Social control · Social science · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses