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| Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2003): |
Punishment goals of crime victims.
Full Abstract
Research on subjective punishment goals has focused on the perspective of third-party observers of criminal offenses and neglected the perspective of victims. This study investigates punishment goals among 174 adult crime victims (rape and nonsexual assault) for each participant's real criminal case. Scales measuring support for punishment goals are constructed by factor analysis of an 18-item list. Results show that 5 highly supported goals can be distinguished:
retaliation, recognition of victim status, confirmation of societal values, victim security, and societal security. Analysis of relations between punishment goal scales and personal variables, situational variables, and demanded punishment severity corroborates the view that the punishment goals revealed can be classified according to the two independent dichotomies of moral versus instrumental goals, and micro versus macro goals.
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Author information
Author/s: Orth, Uli (U);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Berne, Muesmattstrasse 45, 3012 Berne, Switzerland. uli.orth(-atsign-)psy.unibe.ch
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Law and human behavior (Law Hum Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 27 (issue 2) : pp 173-86
Dates: Created 2003/05/07; Completed 2003/05/28; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12733420, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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