Public opinion is vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system but it is not at all clear how best to establish what this is, and what views people h

Taking on one of the most popular issues of the day—crime and the way we make sense of it—Julian Roberts and Loretta Stalans reveal the mismatch between the

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Public opinion is vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system but it is not at all clear how best to establish what this is, and what views people h