Social background,emotionality, and belief as predictors of punitiveness toward deviants |
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| Authors: | Donald R South Marc Matre Sally Gentry |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology , University of South Alabama , Mobile, AL, 36688;2. University of South Alabama;3. Department of Human Services , Nashville, Tennessee |
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| Abstract: | This research addresses the general question of which factors other than evidence determine the outcomes of criminal justice processing. Specifically, it investigates the relationships between social background factors, beliefs and emotions, and punitiveness toward deviants. The results offer support for the proposition that differing backgrounds are systematically linked with different views about human nature and society. The results also support the proposition that these variations in belief are linked to punitiveness toward deviants. |
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