Examining Causal Attributions Towards Crime on Support for Offender Rehabilitation

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作者：
Falco D.L. [1 ]
Turner N.C. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Niagara University, Lewiston, NY, 14109
[2] Department of Criminal Justice, The College at Brockport, State University of New York, Oswego, NY, 14420
来源：
American Journal of Criminal Justice | 2014年 / 39卷 / 3期
关键词：
Causal attributions; Public opinion; Punishment; Rehabilitation;
D O I：
10.1007/s12103-013-9231-5
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摘要：
This study investigates the predictors of support for rehabilitation among 899 residents of one county in Western New York. The results from the current study indicate that respondents strongly support rehabilitation as a goal of punishment. The findings show that sex and political ideology are important predictors of support with females and those holding a more liberal political ideology being more supportive of rehabilitation than males and conservatives. In addition, the study found support for the idea that one's causal attributions towards crime influence their views toward punishment. Five of the causal attribution scales assessing support for different theoretical perspectives (strain/critical, social bond/attachment, deterrence, biological, and labeling) were found to significantly impact one's overall support for rehabilitation. © 2013 Southern Criminal Justice Association.
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页码：630 / 641
页数：11
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