Abstract:Objectives: Mass incarceration affects the trust in the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Nonetheless, it is not clear by which mechanisms it influences citizens' trust in the CJS, beyond the prison population. This study explores the role of the perceptions of mass imprisonment and its causal heterogeneity, by racial/ethnic categories and the political orientation of the individuals.Methods: Upon a non-probability sample, obtained through an unrestricted web survey fielded in 2021 (N=1,120) we embedded a experim… Show more
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