Public Opinion, Crime, And Criminal Justice

by Julian V. Roberts, Loretta J. Stalans

Discussing such issues as public knowledge and understanding of crime, sources of crime information, public attitudes about crime, and the effectiveness of punishment, the authors here consider the role that public opinion plays in the politics of criminal justice issues and reveal the mismatch between the public perception of crime and the reality of crime statistics.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published August 3, 1997