The aim of the factorial survey approach is to uncover the social and individual structures of
human judgements of social objects. By having respondents evaluate samples of vignettes …

" Get tough" control policies in the United States are often portrayed as the reflection of the
public's will: Americans are punitive and want offenders locked up. Research from the past …

This paper assesses whether support for harsh punitive policies toward crime is related to
the racial typification of crime for a national random sample of households (N= 885) …

Factorial survey experiments (FSEs) are increasingly used in the social sciences. This paper
provides a review about the use of FSEs and aims to answer three research questions.(1) …

Taking on one of the most popular issues of the day—crime and the way we make sense of it—
Julian Roberts and Loretta Stalans reveal the mismatch between the public perception of …

Differences between men and women in their proximity to crime, moral development, and
attitudes toward an array of social issues suggest that a gender gap in crime views may …

This article examines whether and in what ways punitive attitudes toward criminals can be
understood as having roots in two hypothesized sources of anxiety in western society. The …

In Addicted to Incarceration, author Travis C. Pratt uses an evidence-based approach to
explore the consequences of what he terms America's" addiction to incarceration." …

In the recent movement to pass “three-strikes-and-you're-out” laws, policymakers often cite
opinion polls that ostensibly show widespread public support for these initiatives. Our …

A major policy concern regarding the sentencing of drunk drivers is whether rehabilitation or
punishment should be the dominant strategy. Essentially, rehabilitation attempts to treat the …