Community service for misdemeanours in Accra: Preferences of offenders, victims, judiciary, and community members

Autor:	Kingsley Nyarko, Joseph Osafo, Nkansah Anakwah, Feikoab Parimah
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Religiosity Restorative justice 05 social sciences 050501 criminology Law enforcement Community service Criminology Imprisonment Psychology General Psychology Preference 0505 law
Zdroj:	Journal of Psychology in Africa. 27:455-457
ISSN:	1815-5626 1433-0237
DOI:	10.1080/14330237.2017.1375205
Popis:	Taking religiosity into account, the study explored preferences for community service sentencing by victims, offenders, judiciary, and community members from Accra, Ghana. One hundred and ninety respondents were sampled (females = 38.42%, offenders = 5.26%, victims = 58.95%, law enforcement = 10.52%, members of the Judiciary = 4.74%, and general community members = 65.26%). They responded to the Attitude Towards Community Service Questionnaire, and the data were analysed utilising ANOVA between group difference tests. Offenders expressed a higher preference for community sentencing than victims and members of the judiciary. Religion aligned participants supported community sentencing. Community sentencing seems a preferred sentencing option by a cross section of Ghanaian community members for adult non-violent offenders.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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