Punitiveness Revoked
Intersectional Threat and Perceptions of the Punishments for January 6th Insurrectionists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17822372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charmaine Law (0000-0002-1447-3816, Northeastern University), Christian Law (Universidad del Noreste, corresponding author), K Drakulich (0000-0002-8555-8112, Universidad del Noreste) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-24 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Law and Courts (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2164-6589 • E-ISSN: 2164-6570 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/jlc.2026.10024 |
| OpenAlex | W7156646849 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 76 |
The massive prosecutorial undertaking for the January 6th insurrection prompts us to ask why Americans disapproved of punishment outcomes. We root people’s perceptions of prosecution and punishment in a threat-based understanding of the justice system, in which punishment has been used to maintain group privileges. Americans are generally supportive of punishing justice protests, but January 6th was about maintaining white and male privilege. We see opposition to January 6th punishments as patterned by an intersectional threat : a perceived challenge to racial and gendered privileges. Results suggest direct and interactive roles for racial and gendered threats on disapproval of prosecutorial punishments. 1
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