Acculturation and Capital Punishment: The Effect of Mexico Versus United States Cultural Orientations on Public Support for the Death Penalty

Updegrove, Alexander H.

doi:10.1177/0306624x18815993

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“…Items drawn from Updegrove (2019) were used to assess fear of crime. These items consist of six scenarios of a crime committed against oneself (e.g., being assaulted by someone, having your car stolen).…”

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Flattening the curve in jails and prisons: Factors underlying support for COVID-19 mitigation policies.

Louden

Vaudreuil

Queen

et al. 2021

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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Jails and prisons have become hotbeds of COVID-19 outbreaks. Various policies, such as improving access to medical care for inmates, providing soap and hand sanitizer to improve hygiene, and releasing some inmates to facilitate social distancing, have been proposed as ways to mitigate the spread of the virus in these facilities. Across 2 studies, we examined the factors underlying support for policies aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 in jails (n = 132) and prisons (n = 125) and yielded 3 key findings. Factors found in prior research to be associated with desire for punitive responses—namely, negative attitudes toward offenders and, to a lesser extent, lack of trust in the criminal justice system—were found to underlie lack of support for all types of COVID-19 mitigation policies. Concern related to COVID-19—namely, perceptions of personal risk of contracting the virus—was related to increased support for policies to curb the spread of the virus among inmates. Social media consumption and reliance on social media for news regarding COVID-19 demonstrated inconsistent relationships with support for policies. These findings suggest that factors related to support for harsh treatment of offenders and concerns related to the present situation both contribute to support for criminal justice policy during a crisis situation like a pandemic. The recommended policies offer hope for reducing the negative impact of COVID-19 among justice-involved people. We offer suggestions on tailoring messaging to improve public support for these policies.

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Flattening the curve in jails and prisons: Factors underlying support for COVID-19 mitigation policies.

Louden

Vaudreuil

Queen

et al. 2021

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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“…Data for the current study are derived from a larger project designed to examine whether individuals who were more oriented toward U.S. culture expressed greater death penalty support than individuals who were more oriented toward Mexican culture (Updegrove, 2018). A random sample of college students enrolled in two public Texas universities, one of which resides along the U.S.-…”

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“If They Notice I’m Mexican”: Narratives of Perceived Discrimination from Individuals Who Crossed the U.S.-Mexico Border at Ports of Entry

2019

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Understanding individuals' encounters with Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the largest law enforcement agency in the United States, is an important theoretical and policy-relevant issue. Travelers entering the U.S. through ports of entry may generalize their experiences with border officials to local law enforcement, and thus, negative experiences at ports of entry may reduce travelers' willingness to cooperate with police and report victimization. Existing studies, however, have primarily examined unauthorized border crossings rather than travelers' port of entry experiences. This study uses grounded theory and qualitative data to explore the perceptions and experiences of 191 young adults who discussed how individuals are treated when crossing the U.S.-Mexico border at land ports of entry. Findings show that participants reported perceptions and experiences of discrimination based on physical appearances, language differences, and nationality. Participants also described border officials engaging in routine law enforcement behaviors, including poor policing practices.

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“…Anderson et al (2017) examined changes in attitudes about death penalty over time and among gender groups, when they found curvilinear effects on age, and weak cohorts in support of the death penalty. Updegrove (2019) emphasizes that, in the context of multicultural countries, such as the United States, it is necessary to take into account the cultural context when examining public attitudes towards death penalty. When it comes to Brazil, the frequency of killings, feelings of insecurity, and perceived institutional legitimacy are the most important factors influencing the strong support for death penalty there (Boateng & Dzordzormenyoh, 2021).…”

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The predictive model of citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system

Cvetković¹,

Bugarski²,

Martinović³

2022

Nauka bezbednost policija

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This paper presents quantitative research results regarding the predictive model of citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system. We tested the central hypothesis of which gender is predicting variable in citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing the death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system. The research was conducted with the use of a questionnaire that was requested and then collected online from 427 people in June 2021. A multivariate regression analysis was used, identifying the extent to which total scores of the main dependent variables (introducing the death penalty; trust in the criminal justice system; advantages of introduction; disadvantages of introduction scores) were associated with five demographic and socio-economic variables: gender, marital status, education, income, and age. The findings revealed that gender and educational level were the most effective predictors of the research variables under question. The majority of respondents support the introduction of death penalty and the most important predictor of disadvantages of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system is age. Based on the findings that there are major differences in the citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the criminal justice system, policies, strategies, and regulations must take into account these very important findings. The presented model can be used for a more detailed understanding of people's attitudes regarding the support and opposition to the introduction of death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system.

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Acculturation and Capital Punishment: The Effect of Mexico Versus United States Cultural Orientations on Public Support for the Death Penalty

Cited by 3 publications

References 57 publications

Flattening the curve in jails and prisons: Factors underlying support for COVID-19 mitigation policies.

Flattening the curve in jails and prisons: Factors underlying support for COVID-19 mitigation policies.

“If They Notice I’m Mexican”: Narratives of Perceived Discrimination from Individuals Who Crossed the U.S.-Mexico Border at Ports of Entry

The predictive model of citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system

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