They’re just different: the bifurcation of public attitudes toward felon-jurors convicted of violent offenses
| Autor: | James M. Binnall, Nick Petersen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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021110 strategic
defence & security studies business.industry media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies Punitive damages General Social Sciences 02 engineering and technology Commit Criminology Public opinion Democracy Pathology and Forensic Medicine Jury 050501 criminology Survey data collection Conviction business Psychology Law 0505 law media_common Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | Crime, Law and Social Change. 75:3-19 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0751 0925-4994 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10611-020-09912-3 |
| Popis: | Increasingly, criminal justice policies have become bifurcated, categorizing and separating those who commit violent offenses from those who commit non-violent offenses. Such bifurcation is evident in recent reform efforts targeting the civic marginalization of those with a felony conviction and is also characteristic of public opinion toward those convicted of a felony criminal offense. Along those lines, this study examines how felon-jurors’ conviction type shapes public sentiment. Utilizing originally collected survey data from 815 Californians, we examine support for felon-jurors generally and by crime type (violent and non-violent). Results reveal far less support for felon-jurors convicted of violent offenses than for felon-jurors generally and felon-jurors convicted of non-violent offenses. In addition, we find that crime-type concerns vary considerably across ideological groups, with conservatives (and to a lesser extent moderates) being significantly less likely than liberals to support jury service for those convicted of violent crimes. Findings align with prior literature suggesting that the public tends to harbor more punitive views toward those who commit violent offenses, and that these views are especially pronounced among conservatives. As the first survey investigating the intersecting dynamics of crime-type and felon-juror exclusion, this study expands our understanding of public attitudes toward those convicted of a felony criminal offense and their involvement in democratic processes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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