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Public Opinion of Teen, Classroom, and Formal Court Styles
Author(s) -
HARMON MARK G.,
LEMM KRISTI M.,
LIPPMAN LOUIS G.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-6988.2003.tb00153.x
Subject(s) - punishment (psychology) , preference , sentence , psychology , juvenile court , sample (material) , public opinion , family court , criminology , juvenile delinquency , law , social psychology , political science , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , chromatography , politics , economics , microeconomics
The present research examined the views of a community sample regarding teen court, classroom court, and formal/traditional court. Participants read vignettes of teen offenders who had committed crimes of high or low severity and were given relatively severe or mild sentences through one of the three courts. Results revealed stronger support for teen court than the other courts, a general preference for harsh sentences, and a preference for match between crime and punishment. The results of this study indicate that teen courts are seen as providing an appropriate means to sentence juvenile offenders and are likely to receive public support for their continued operation.