Who America Fears: Threat Perception Within the American Public and the Translation to the Support for Torture

• In Event: Violence and Public Opinion II: Reactions to Terrorism

Brief Overview

This study utilizes an experimental survey to demonstrate how Americans evaluate threat and their levels of support for government torture based on sex and ethnicity of the accused.

Authors

• Erica B. Russell, Louisiana State University

• Nichole Bauer, Louisiana State University