PUBLIC OPINION AND PENAL POLICY |
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Authors: | DAVlD LEWIS SMITH C McCURDY LIPSEY |
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Institution: | Emory University;University of Tennessee |
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Abstract: | This article discusses the issue of who should run the penal system 7he major assumption of penal administrators has been that the public was in favor of a punishment policy. This research indicates that the public is not as punishment-oriented as expected, though older respondents gave greater approval to restrictive conjugal visitation policies. Age variations may indicate a change in public opinion. The evidence also indicates that the public is more willing to support such programs as conjugal visits and work release than was previously thought. A willingness for more favorable treatment of inmates was found for those who had some contact with inmates. |
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