Skip to main content

Sage Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of criminal behavior > public opinion about crime
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of criminal behavior > public opinion about crime
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > public opinion about crime
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > public opinion about crime
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > trials > trial processes > public opinion about crime
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > public opinion about crime
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > public opinion about crime

Preferred term

public opinion about crime  

Definition

  • Hundreds of research studies that have examined a wide range of topics on public perception about crime support the conclusion that citizens generally are not well-informed about this issue. For example, the public perceived that crime rates for several different types of crime were increasing during times when in fact those crime rates were decreasing or remaining stable. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Public Opinion About Crime]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/public_opinion_about_crime

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD