Punitive Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders: Does Offender Sex Matter?

Tyler Frye, Rachel Kosaka and Alicia C. Williams

Little research has explored bias associated with sex offenders. To help fill this gap in the literature, this research isolates correlates of gender-based bias in the sentencing of sexual perpetrators. Using data from a nationally representative sample of 1,000+ Americans, this study employed a vignette research design to assess potential bias in jury decision-making. This study expands our previous results from a small college pilot study and a sample of Pennsylvanian residents.

Major: 
Criminal Justice
Exhibition Category: 
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
Altoona
Faculty Sponsor: 
Nathan Kruis
Poster Number: 
16287