Public Perceptions of Homicide and Criminal Justice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8401239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barry Mitchell (0000-0002-0689-9008, Coventry University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 453-472 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014257 |
| OpenAlex | W1969991326 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article offers an account of a recent quantitative survey1 of public opinion on homicide and the criminal justice system. The survey set out to test the assumptions made in substantive criminal law that the public recognize variation in moral culpability between homicides and that these variations should be reflected in separate offences carrying separate sentencing provisions. If this fundamental assumption is well founded, the survey further sought to determine what factors appear to influence the public's assessment of gravity in homicides, how the law should categorize homicides, and what justifications and excuses should be recognized. Finally, it set out to test public opinion as to the appropriate penalties for the most serious homicides
Categorization · Criminal justice · Criminal law · Criminology · Culpability · Homicide · Perception · Poison control · Political science · Public opinion · Set (abstract data type) · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Jury Decision Making Processes · Law · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2022 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |