The University of Cincinnati Crime and Justice Public Opinion Lab: Part II

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The University of Cincinnati Crime and Justice Public Opinion Lab conducts national surveys with approximately representative samples of U.S. adults to measure and track public attitudes on a range of crime and justice related issues. This panel presents findings from the data collected by the Lab. Panelists will present findings on the factors that shape public opinion across stages of the criminal justice system, from policing, to incarceration, to reentry and redemption. Findings will include results from experimental designs. We will discuss the implications of each study’s findings for the future of criminal justice policy, the future of public opinion research broadly, and future efforts of the Lab specifically.

Sub Unit

• Area VIII. Perceptions of Crime & Justice / 62. Attitudes about the Criminal Justice System & Punishment

Individual Presentations

• Thin Blue Line: The Effect of Racial Attitudes on Perceptions of Police - Brandon Nicholas Bledsoe, University of Cincinnati; Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati

• Are Liberals Always Less Punitive? Concern for Gender-Based Violence as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Political Affiliation and Support for Punitive Policies. - Jane Mahon, University of Cincinnati; Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati

• Racial Attitudes and Fear of Crime Influence on Punitive Public Opinion - Alicen Potts, University of Cincinnati; Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati

• Rehabilitation, Redemption, and Restorative Justice: Does Religiosity Affect Support for the 3Rs of Progressive Corrections Reforms? - Sinui Park, University of Cincinnati; Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati

Chair

• Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati

Organized by a Division or external group?

Division of Public Opinion and Policy