Can Criminological Knowledge Modulate Punitive Attitude?
Keywords:
Punitive attitude, knowledge, delinquency, criminal justice system
Abstract
The aim is to show how punitive attitudes usually arise from ignorance of the functions and operation of the criminal justice system. We start from the assumption that knowledge of reality criminal, of offender and of criminal reaction make that punitive demands are lower than when you had a stereotyped knowledge of that reality. This has been a survey at the beginning and end of the semester to a treatment group, formed by the students of 1st Grade of Criminology, and a control group composed of students of 1st Law of the same University. The results show that students change their punitive attitude when their have deep understanding of the reality of crime, reducing their punitive attitude with respect to their attitude al the beginning of the semester.Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Article download
Crossmark
Published
2013-05-16
How to Cite
García España E. (2013). Can Criminological Knowledge Modulate Punitive Attitude?. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 19, 753-761. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2013.v19.42158
Section
Articles
License
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the source. All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 use and distribution licence (CC BY 4.0). This circumstance must be expressly stated in these terms where necessary. You can view the summary and the complete legal text of the licence.
