This article reviews evidence for the effects of public opinion on court decision-making,
capital punishment policy and use, correctional expenditures, and incarceration rates. It also …

Despite the growing popularity of online opt-in samples in criminology, recent work shows
that resultant findings often do not generalize. Not all opt-in samples are alike, however, and …

Through this study, we shed new light on a key line of inquiry for criminologists: the way the
media influence the public's understanding of crime and justice. We argue for expanding the …

Prior studies demonstrate that victimization and fear of crime independently affect criminal
justice attitudes, but few have examined trust in criminal justice institutions. In addition …

Research on punitive attitudes has, so far, focused largely on people's retributive attitudes
toward offenders. However, a large theoretical body of research indicates that concerns …

Using data from the 2012 AmericasBarometer survey collected in nine Latin American
countries (n= 14,705), this study examines two theoretically relevant potential sources of …

This article investigates different types of fear of crime as predictors for punitive attitudes.
Using data from a Germany-wide representative survey (n= 1272) it examines the reliability …

This article evaluates the factors impacting support for tough on crime policies in El
Salvador. Examining theoretical and empirical scholarly work, we look at how fear, together …

In the wake of highly publicized killings of unarmed citizens by police in the United States,
calls to defund police departments have been particularly salient. This study seeks to …

Abstract Research Summary This study investigates the role of the news media in sha**
attitudes toward the protests of 2020. Using data from a nationally representative election …