Is a conservative just a liberal who has been mugged?: Exploring the origins of punitive views

Punishment and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-169

  King, Anna ^a   Maruna, Shadd ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservativism; Public opinion; Punitiveness; Sentencing

Indexed keywords

EID: 64749087082     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474508101490     Document Type: Article

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