Public perceptions of crime seriousness in Israel:

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Herzog ◽  
Arye Rattner
Keyword(s):  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Perceptions Of Crime

Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness: A Comparison of Social Divisions in Israel

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Herzog
Keyword(s):  
Social Groups ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Social Divisions ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Criminal Offenses ◽  
Divided Society ◽  
Perceived Seriousness ◽  
Perceptions Of Crime ◽  
Violent Offenses

Crime seriousness research indicates that respondents from varying social and cultural groups rank the perceived seriousness of offenses similarly, with violent offenses as the most serious, followed by property, economic, and victimless offenses. It has also consistently been found, however, that the specific ratings of offenses by respondents from different social groups often differ. Because Israel is considered a deeply divided society, this article focuses on the comparison of public perceptions of the seriousness of varied criminal offenses between respondents belonging to varying central social groups in the countiy. As expected, the findings show similar, albeit not identical, rankings of offenses and important differences in the rating of specific offenses across groups. These findings are interpreted in the context of the Israeli society.

News Media Use and Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness

1988 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16
Author(s):  
Robert J. Gebotys ◽  
Julian V. Roberts ◽  
Bikram Dasgupta
Keyword(s):  
News Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Perceptions Of Crime

Public perceptions of the seriousness of crime: Weighing the harm and the wrong

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Adriaenssen ◽  
Letizia Paoli ◽  
Susanne Karstedt ◽  
Jonas Visschers ◽  
Victoria A. Greenfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Making ◽  
Population Survey ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Criminal Policy ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
General Population Survey ◽  
Legal Principles ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Perceptions Of Crime

The seriousness of crime or ‘crime seriousness’ bears on at least four areas of criminal policy (sentencing, criminalization, crime control and prevention) but is poorly defined. After providing a novel conceptualization of crime seriousness, this article explores the logic – or normative philosophical principles – behind the public’s assessment of crime seriousness and considers how the public’s logic aligns with legal principles and policy requirements. A general population survey administered in 2014 in Belgium and eliciting 1278 valid responses indicates that the public’s logic is more moralist than consequentialist and raises doubts about the validity of public perceptions of crime seriousness as an indicator of crime seriousness for policy-making.

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