Americans view crime and justice : a national public opinion survey /

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Imprint:	Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1996.
Description:	1 online resource (237 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Public opinion. Crime -- United States -- Public opinion. Public opinion -- United States. Crime -- Public opinion. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Public opinion. Public opinion. United States -- Public opinion. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11157430

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Other authors / contributors:	Flanagan, Timothy J. Longmire, Dennis R.
ISBN:	9781452246499 1452246491
Notes:	English. Print version record.
Summary:	The results from the United States National Crime and Justice Survey conducted in 1995 are analyzed in this volume. The survey provided a comprehensive national assessment of attitudes, and the topics covered include: fear of crime; gun control; capital punishment; and juvenile crime. Using the data collected, distinguished criminologists report on the development and current status of public opinion on these issues. They also present an analysis of the implications of the data taken during the survey.
Other form:	Print version: 9780761903406

Table of Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Public Opinion on Crime and Justice: History, Development, and Trends / Timothy J. Flanagan
2. America's Fear of Crime / Jon Sorensen / Bahram Haghighi
3. Support and Confidence: Public Attitudes Toward the Police / Michael S. Vaughn / W.S. Wilson Huang
4. Bringing the Offender to Heel: Views of the Criminal Courts / Laura B. Myers
5. Just and Painful: Attitudes Toward Sentencing Criminals / Simone Engelhardt-Greer / Jurg Gerber
6. Reform or Punish: Americans' Views of the Correctional System / Timothy J. Flanagan
7. Americans' Attitudes About the Ultimate Weapon: Capital Punishment / Dennis R. Longmire
8. Guns and Gun Control / Kenneth Adams
9. Modern Plague: Controlling Substance Abuse / W. Wesley Johnson / Myrna Cintron
10. Growing Threat: Gangs and Juvenile Offenders / Ruth Triplett
11. Public Opinion and Public Policy in Criminal Justice / Timothy J. Flanagan
12. Art and Science of Survey Research / James A. Dyer
13. National Opinion Survey on Crime and Justice
1995: Development and Methods / Barbara Sims
Appendix: Survey Questionnaire: National Opinion Survey on Crime and Justice
1995.

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