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

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

• Racial Attitudes and Public Perceptions of Policing After the Death of George Floyd and the 2020 Protests - Brenna Dunlap, University of Nebraska Omaha; Preston Trey Bussey, University of Nebraska Omaha; Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati

• Public Knowledge About Black Americans’ Criminal Justice Contact: A National Survey Experiment - Audrey Hickert, University of Cincinnati; Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati; J.Z. Bennett, University of Cincinnati

• An Examination of Redemption Actions Through an Egalitarian Lens - Natalie Artman, University of Cincinnati; Leah C. Butler, University of Cincinnati

• What Characteristics of People Who Commit Crime Shape Public Perceptions of Redeemability: A National Survey Experiment - 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