Bridging the gap between judges and the public? A multi-method study

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-161

  De Keijser, Jan W ^a   Van Koppen, Peter J ^a,b,c   Elffers, Henk ^a,d  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Public opinion; Punitiveness; Role of information; Sentence severity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248570276     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-007-9031-3     Document Type: Article

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