College Student Perceptions of Criminal Justice System Responses to Stalking

In the current study, a survey was administered to 513 U.S. undergraduate college students from a large east coast university to examine whether extra-legal factors influenced their personal judgments of criminal justice system responsiveness to stalking. MANOVA results indicated that students belie...

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Published in:Sex roles 2012-03, Vol.66 (5-6), p.392-404
Main Authors: Cass, Amy I., Rosay, André B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arrests
Behavioral Science and Psychology
College Students
Criminal Justice
Gender Studies
Investigations (Law Enforcement)
Medicine/Public Health
Offenders
Original Article
Perceptions
Police
Psychology
Sex
Sociology
Stalking
Undergraduate Students
Victims of Crime
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Summary:In the current study, a survey was administered to 513 U.S. undergraduate college students from a large east coast university to examine whether extra-legal factors influenced their personal judgments of criminal justice system responsiveness to stalking. MANOVA results indicated that students believed police and prosecutors would not treat analogous cases similarly (this bias was not apparent with judges). College students perceived that prior relationship and target/offender gender would impact arrest decisions, and that target/offender gender would also impact police investigations and the filing of criminal charges. Potential explanations and practical implications of these findings are discussed, as well as directions for future research.
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/s11199-011-9934-3