Justice versus vengeance: motives underlying punitive judgements

The present study was designed to address the question of whether justice and vengeance motives can be differentiated and clearly delineated within the judicial process. The study used a multi-stage approach in the development of the Justice-Vengeance Scale. Exploratory factor analysis (102 males, 1...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2002-08, Vol.33 (3), p.365-377
Main Authors: Ho, Robert, ForsterLee, Lynne, ForsterLee, Robert, Crofts, Natalie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Decision-making
Forensic psychiatry
Justice
Justice motive
Medical sciences
Motivation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Punishment
Punitive judgements
Scale development
Sentencing
Vengeance
Vengeance motive
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Summary:The present study was designed to address the question of whether justice and vengeance motives can be differentiated and clearly delineated within the judicial process. The study used a multi-stage approach in the development of the Justice-Vengeance Scale. Exploratory factor analysis (102 males, 118 females) and confirmatory factor analysis (123 males, 200 females) yielded a four-factor multi-dimensional measure that differentiates between attitudes toward justice and vengeance, as well as between different dimensions underlying these motives (vengeance-sentence, vengeance-emotion, justice-fairness, justice-legal). The implications and utility of the Justice-Vengeance scale in future research are discussed.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/S0191-8869(01)00161-1