The Social Psychology of Punishment of Crime

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Contributors. Foreword ( Neil Vidmar). Introduction ( Margit E. Oswald, Steffen Bieneck and Jorg Hupfeld-Heinemann). PART I: Attitudes towards Punishment and Legal Sanctions in a Changing Society. 1 The diversity of nations and legal systems - contrasting the Dutch and the Americans ( Peter J. van Koppen). 2 New approaches to justice in the light of virtues and problems of the penal system ( Tom R. Tyler). 3 Psychological perspectives on the place of restorative justice in criminal justice systems ( Dena M. Gromet). 4 Punitive public attitudes: a threat to the legitimacy of the criminal justice system ( Jan W. de Keijser and Henk Elffers)? 5 Punishment attitudes: their social and psychological bases ( John Duckitt). 6 Criminal society and criminal immigrants: a social construction of reality by mass media ( Michael Windzio and Matthias Kleimann)? 7 Public opinion and the death penalty ( James D. Unnever and Francis T. Cullen). PART II: Moral Reasoning and Reactions to Crime. 8 Justice and revenge ( Mario Gollwitzer). 9 Emotions and legal judgements: normative issues and empirical findings ( Ute Gabriel). 10 A two-process model of punishment ( Margit E. Oswald and Ingrid Stucki). 11 Punitive damages: a vehicle for punishment in civil cases ( Brian H. Bornstein, Timothy R. Robicheaux and Sarah Thimsen). 12 Offenders' social categorization: ingroup bias or black sheep effect ( Jan-Willem van Prooijen)? 13 Measuring attitudes to sentencing and sentencing goals ( Loretta J. Stalans). 14 How adequate is the vignette technique as a research tool for psycho-legal research ( Steffen Bieneck)? PART III: Impact of Heuristics and Biases on Decision Making in the Context of Crime. 15 Models of decision making on guilt and sanctions ( Jorg Hupfeld-Heinemann and Bettina von Helversen). 16 Heuristic strategies and persistent biases in sentencing decisions ( Birte Englich). 17 Biased memory, biased verdicts: memory effects in juror judgments ( Kristi A. Costabile). 18 A social-cognitive perspective on attrition rates in sexual assault cases ( Barbara Krahe and Anja Berger). 19 How knowledge about the defendant's previous convictions influences judgments of guilt ( Margit E. Oswald). 20 Disparities in sentencing decisions ( Siegfried L. Sporer and Jane Goodman-Delahunty). PART IV: Consequences of Sentencing. 21 The consequences of legal punishment ( Stefan Suhling and Werner Greve). 22 The effects of legal involvement on crime victims' psychological adjustment ( Ulrich Orth). Index.

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