The Politics of Punitiveness

• In Event: Public Opinion About Campaigns and Issues

Brief Overview

We theorize that the characteristics of who supports more punitive policies – who is most punitive in society – differ based upon descriptions of the victim, offender, and severity of the crime. We use two survey experiments to test our arguments.

Authors

• Kevin J. Mullinix, University of Kansas

• Kyra Cornell

• Nathan Connor Brophy, University of Kansas

• Robert J. Norris, Appalachian State University