Addressing the question of crime and the way we make sense of it, this book sets out to reveal the discrepancy between the public perception of crime and the reality of crime statistics. Based on extensive data from the United States, with comparisons with Canada and the United Kingdom, the book discusses such issues as public knowledge of crime, sources of crime information, information processing by the public, public attitudes about crime, and the effectiveness of punishment, to appraise the role that public opinion ...
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Addressing the question of crime and the way we make sense of it, this book sets out to reveal the discrepancy between the public perception of crime and the reality of crime statistics. Based on extensive data from the United States, with comparisons with Canada and the United Kingdom, the book discusses such issues as public knowledge of crime, sources of crime information, information processing by the public, public attitudes about crime, and the effectiveness of punishment, to appraise the role that public opinion plays in the politics of criminal-justice issues.
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