SOC219H5 Lecture : May 8th - Lecture #2.doc
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News media coverage comparison of court based information vs. newspaper information: newspaper information: 63% judged sentences as too lenient o court documents: 19% thought sentences too lenient. When you provide people information and contexts (ex. costs) Unusual if you cant make the case unusual, maybe you can make the sentence unusual make it look wrong, ex. too lenient ideas also seen amongst politicians suggest sentences are too lenient. People are getting away with things o. Public attitudes and broader policies knowledge of ability of the sanction to accomplish the goal ex. general deterrence. Research example case study cases presented to ordinary people to sentence" in which actual sentence appeared to be lenient. General conclusions: public opinions simple questions lead to simple answers: problem if we ask simple questions and use the simple answers to make policies. Complexities that need to be considered criminal justice and.
