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NCJ 182361
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Title:
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Attitudes Towards Crime and Punishment in Vermont: Public Opinion About an Experiment With Restorative Justice
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Author(s):
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Judith Greene ; John Doble
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Corporate Author:
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John Doble Research Assoc., Inc
United States
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Date Published:
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03/2000 |
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Page Count:
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119 |
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Sponsoring Agency:
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Grant Number:
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98-IJ-CX-0028 |
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Sale Source:
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National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849
United States
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States |
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Document:
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PDF |
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Agency Summary:
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Agency Summary |
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Dataset:
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03016 |
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Type:
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Program/project evaluations |
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Language:
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English |
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Country:
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United States |
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Annotation:
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This study updates the 1994 benchmark study of public opinion
about crime and corrections in Vermont by determining if there
have been any changes in Vermonters' thinking since the
introduction of reparative boards, which give citizens
decision making authority about punishment and supervision issues
that directly affect the offender, the victim, and community
safety. |
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Abstract:
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The 1994 study found that Vermonters' had low public confidence
in virtually the entire criminal justice system. Ninety-four
percent favored a concept that the Department of Corrections had
on the "drawing board," i.e., the establishing of a statewide
network of community-based reparative boards. By May 1999, 44
reparative boards composed of over 300 citizen volunteers had been
established throughout Vermont. To date, these boards have
handled more than 3,000 cases. Upon conviction and referral by a
judge, offenders must meet with their local reparative board to
review their offense and learn how it harmed the community; they
must then accept the terms of what is usually a multifaceted,
community-based sanction. The current study used field visits; 4
focus groups; 25 in-depth interviews with reparative board
members, crime victims, and offenders; and a 25-minute telephone
survey of 601 randomly selected Vermonters. Findings show that
Vermonters have more confidence in the criminal justice system
than they did in 1994. In three cases, the public's assessment
improved by a statistically significant margin of seven
percentage points. Still, Vermonters' assessment of the job being
done by the criminal justice system remains mixed, with 46
percent saying the system does a good job and 51 percent saying
its performance is no better than fair. 68 tables and 21
literature-review references |
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Main Term(s):
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Community based corrections (adult) |
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Index Term(s):
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Community involvement ; Public attitudes toward police ; Public attitudes toward crime ; Public attitudes toward corrections ; Public attitudes toward courts ; NIJ grant-related documents ; Vermont |
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Note:
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Dataset may be archived by the NIJ Data Resources Program at the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data |
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