scholarly journals The Relationship between Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness and Support for Plea-Bargaining Practices in Israel: A Factorial-Survey Approach

2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergio Herzog
Keyword(s):  
Plea Bargaining ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Factorial Survey ◽  
Crime Seriousness ◽  
Perceptions Of Crime ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Survey Approach

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.

Public Perceptions of Criminal Justice Policy: Does Victimization Make a Difference?

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Rich ◽  
Robert J. Sampson
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Plea Bargaining ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Chicago Metropolitan Area ◽  
Justice Perceptions ◽  
The Relationship

In this paper we examine public perceptions of criminal justice policy and public attitudes toward victims. We are particularly interested in exploring the relationship between the use of social science data and the adoption of public policy affecting victims of crime. To do this we analyze a representative sample of over 450 residents of the Chicago metropolitan area in 1983. The specific issues examined include attitudes toward rape (e.g., whether caused by victim’s behavior), prosecution of marital rape, plea bargaining, sentencing of predatory offenders, and the relative importance and efficacy of rehabilitation, incapacitation, and retribution as goals of punishment. Overall, the results suggest that age and education have the most important influence on public attitudes regarding these criminal justice policies. Surprisingly, victimization status does not emerge as a salient predictor of criminal justice perceptions. We conclude with a call for greater use of social science surveys as information input into local and federal decision making on criminal justice policy.

Determinant Factors of Student's Perception Toward Educational Loan Repayment

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Siti Zulaika Zolkeplee ◽  
Abu Bakar Hamed ◽  
Ahamad Faosiy Ogunbado
Keyword(s):  
Parental Influence ◽  
Student Loan ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Loan Repayment ◽  
Education Fund ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Universiti Utara Malaysia ◽  
Survey Approach

The issue of unpayable educational loan that lead to student’s defaults has become a worrying trend all over the world. This research aims to examine the relationship of anxiety, parental influence, media awareness, and religiosity on student’s perception on educational loan repayment. A survey approach has been adopted to investigate student’s perception on educational loan repayment in Universiti Utara Malaysia. The data for this study were collected via structured questionnaires which were completed by 359 undergraduate Muslim’s students who acquire their financial loan from National Higher Education Fund Corporation (NHEFC). The data were then quantitatively analyzed using SPSS program. The findings of Pearson’s correlation showed a positive correlation between student’s perception towards educational loan repayment and religiosity, parental influence, media awareness, and anxiety. Further analysis using a multiple regression indicated that all independent variables explained 32.9 per cent of student’s perception on educational loan repayment. The result again indicated that religiosity and parent’s influence are most influential factors on student’s perception towards educational loan repayment. Whilst, media awareness slightly contributed to student’s perception towards educational loan repayment and anxiety gave no impact. The result implied that the Ministry of Education may design the syllabus in school and university curricular by adding the value of responsibility in loan repayment especially in religious and moral subjects. Besides, the Ministry Education of Malaysia are also urged to use media to disseminate the information regarding the importance for students to make loan repayment to parents as well as students. The collection of student loan then can be used for the next generation in financing their study which could result the prosperity of nation.

scholarly journals Media frames and public perceptions of global poverty in the UK: Is there a link?

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Vossen ◽  
Lau Schulpen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Global Poverty ◽  
Media Frames ◽  
The Public ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study investigates the relationship between media frames and public perceptions of global poverty. Building on a frame analysis, the paper reconstructs prevailing poverty narratives in British news articles and non-governmental organizations’ (NGO’s) advertisements between 2011 and 2013. Following this, these narratives are compared with the narratives that emerge from public opinion studies. The findings suggest that there is a strong connection between media frames and public knowledge and perceptions of global poverty. Both the media and the public define poverty in developing countries’ terms of destitute victims, lack of development and bad governance. Both suggest that the causes of poverty are internal to developing countries and imply that there has been little progress in reducing global poverty.

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