NCJ Number
13821
Journal
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume: 65 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1974) Pages: 113-116
Date Published
1974
Length
4 pages
Annotation
COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF 1970 URBAN CANADIAN SURVEY DATA CONCERNING APPROPRIATE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES.
Abstract
A SAMPLING OF HOUSEHOLD HEADS OF LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA WAS ASKED TO SPECIFY THE PENALTIES THEY FELT WOULD BE THE MOST APPROPRIATE MINIMUM, MAXIMUM, AND MOST OFTEN IMPOSED FOR EIGHT VIOLENT CRIMES. THESE FINDINGS WERE THEN CROSS-TABULATED WITH SIX SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS - AGE, SEX, INCOME, EDUCATION, RELIGION, AND RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMMON INTEREST IN SELF-PRESERVATION CREATED A SOCIETAL CONSENSUS REGARDING PUNISHMENTS AMONG THOSE SAMPLED, NOTWITHSTANDING THE DIVERSE ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL VARIATIONS AS WELL AS NON-UNIFORM LIKELIHOOD OF FALLING VICTIM TO VIOLENT CRIME. THE AUTHOR PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF HIS SURVEY IN TABULAR FORM.