Sentencing riot-related offending
This article examines public attitudes to the sentencing offences associated with the rioting which took place in England in August 2011. Findings are based on a nationally representative survey of adults. The study uses a randomized split-sample experimental design to compare sentencing preferences...
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description | This article examines public attitudes to the sentencing offences associated with the rioting which took place in England in August 2011. Findings are based on a nationally representative survey of adults. The study uses a randomized split-sample experimental design to compare sentencing preferences for actual offences committed during the riots with preferences for similar offences committed under normal circumstances. The riot sub-sample generally 'sentenced' more severely than the non-riot sub-sample, but much less severely than the courts. The majority also thought that a non-custodial sentence with a reparative element was an acceptable alternative to custody. These trends suggest an unusual divergence of perspectives between the community and the courts: although the public are generally critical of the courts for leniency, with respect to non-violent offending during the riots, the latter appear more punitive. © 2012 The Author. |
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spelling | oxford-uuid:72c40e92-c35f-4ca4-a80c-1c376be47cc02022-03-26T19:52:11ZSentencing riot-related offendingJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:72c40e92-c35f-4ca4-a80c-1c376be47cc0EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2013Roberts, JHough, MThis article examines public attitudes to the sentencing offences associated with the rioting which took place in England in August 2011. Findings are based on a nationally representative survey of adults. The study uses a randomized split-sample experimental design to compare sentencing preferences for actual offences committed during the riots with preferences for similar offences committed under normal circumstances. The riot sub-sample generally 'sentenced' more severely than the non-riot sub-sample, but much less severely than the courts. The majority also thought that a non-custodial sentence with a reparative element was an acceptable alternative to custody. These trends suggest an unusual divergence of perspectives between the community and the courts: although the public are generally critical of the courts for leniency, with respect to non-violent offending during the riots, the latter appear more punitive. © 2012 The Author. |
spellingShingle | Roberts, J Hough, M Sentencing riot-related offending |
title | Sentencing riot-related offending |
title_full | Sentencing riot-related offending |
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