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The punitive woman? Gender differences in public attitudes toward parole among an Australian sample
Dodd, Shannon
Dodd, Shannon
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Abstract
Research exploring gender differences in public attitudes toward parole is limited, despite a large body of literature showing that men and women have diverging views on other criminal justice issues, including capital punishment and offender rehabilitation and treatment. Drawing on an Australian national survey of community views on parole, the current study examines whether men and women differ in their support for the release of prisoners on parole. The results indicate that gender does predict parole attitudes, with Australian women significantly more likely to hold nonsupportive views on parole than Australian men. The results also reveal that women are more likely to take a neutral position toward parole, rather than supporting it. Together, these findings indicate there may be something about being a woman in Australia that prevents one from being willing to support the early release of prisoners. The implications of these findings for future research are discussed.
Keywords
parole, prisoner reentry, public opinion, gender, female punitiveness
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Volume
62
Issue
10
Page Range
3006-3022
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Thomas More Law School
Faculty of Law and Business
Faculty of Law and Business
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