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BL
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693465
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b515654
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| Title & Author
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Public opinion and criminal justice /\ edited by Jane Wood and Theresa Gannon
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| Publication Statement
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Cullompton ;Portland, OR :: Willan,, 2009
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xix, 252 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1843924005 (pbk.)
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: 1843924013 (hbk.)
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: 9781843924005 (pbk.)
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: 9781843924012 (hbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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The psychology of attitudes and persuasion / Gerd Bohner and Michaela Wänke -- Why public opinion of the criminal justice system is important / Jane Wood -- What shapes public opinion of the criminal justice system? / Jacqueline M. Gray -- The myth of public support for capital punishment / Francis T. Cullen ... [et al.] -- Achieving accurate assessment of attitudes toward the criminal justice system : methodological issues / G. Tendayi Viki and Gerd Bohner -- The typical rape : factors affecting victims' decision to report / Margaret Wilson and Angela Scholes -- Attitudes towards victims of crime : a double-edged sword? / Elizabeth Gilchrist -- Public attitudes towards offending, offenders and reintegration / Natalie Reynolds, Leam A. Craig and Douglas P. Boer -- Attitudes towards sexual offenders and their rehabilitation : a special case? / Sarah Brown -- Stigma and offenders with mental illness / Patrick W. Corrigan and Jessica L. Walton
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| Abstract
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"Public opinion is vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system ... This book challenges many enduring assumptions regarding people's views on justice, and confronts the myths that infect our understanding of what people think about the criminal justice system. It will be essential reading for policy-makers, students, researchers and others with an interest in this increasingly important subject."--P. [iv] of cover
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| Subject
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Criminal justice, Administration of-- Great Britain-- Public opinion
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Criminal law-- Great Britain-- Public opinion
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Public opinion-- Great Britain
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| Dewey Classification
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364.941
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| LC Classification
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HV9960.G7P83 2009
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| Added Entry
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Gannon, Theresa A
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Wood, Jane L
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