Predictors of Death Penalty Views in China: An Empirical Comparison Between College Students and Citizens

Jiang, Shanhe; Hu, Ming; Lambert, Eric G.

doi:10.1177/0306624x18767573

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“…Examining the predictor model of respondents' attitudes towards the introduction of the death penalty, the majority support for the introduction of such a punishment in the legal system of the Republic of Serbia was determined, which is consistent with the findings of studies conducted in Texas (Vollum et al, 2004), China (Jiang et al, 2018), Japan and South Korea (Choi et al, 2019). Gender and then education were identified as predictors of a high degree of distrust in the legal system of the Republic of Serbia, which is responsible for the execution of such criminal sanctions.…”

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“…Although high support for the death penalty was found in the city of Zhejiang in China (more than 72%), without any specification of the type of crime, compared to students, a higher probability of support was identified among citizens of the general population. The study's findings also indicated the greatest support for the death penalty for murder in both groups studied, as well as the existence of similar and different reasons for attitudes toward the death penalty between students and regular citizens (Jiang, Hu, & Lambert, 2018). also found a high degree of support for the death penalty among students in Japan, while deterrence, retaliation, the barbarism of killing, belief in wrong condemnation, and rehabilitation were highlighted as dominant predictors of their perception.…”

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confidence: 64%

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The Predictive Model of Citizens’ Attitudes About the Risks of Introducing the Death Penalty in the Legal System: A Case Study of Serbia

Cvetković¹,

Bugarski²,

Ristivojević³

et al. 2021

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This paper presents the results of quantitative research regarding the predictive model of citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing the death penalty in the Republic of Serbia legal system. The research was conducted with the use of a questionnaire that was requested and then collected online from 427 people in June 2021. A multivariate regression analysis was used, identifying the extent to total scores of the main dependent variables (introducing the death penalty; trust in the legal system; advantages of introduction; disadvantages of introduction scores) were associated with five demographic and socio-economic variables: gender, marital, education, income, and age. We tested the central hypothesis of which gender is predicting variables citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing the death penalty in the legal system of Serbia. The findings revealed that gender and educational level were the most effective predictors of the research variables under question. The majority of respondents support the introduction of the death penalty and the most important predictor of disadvantages of introducing the death penalty in the legal system is age. Based on the findings that there are major differences in the citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing the death penalty in the legal system, policies, strategies, and regulations must take into account these very important findings.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 64%

The Predictive Model of Citizens’ Attitudes About the Risks of Introducing the Death Penalty in the Legal System: A Case Study of Serbia

Cvetković¹,

Bugarski²,

Ristivojević³

et al. 2021

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“…Although high support for death penalty was found in the city of Zhejiang in China (more than 72%), without any specification of the type of crime compared to students, a higher probability of support was identified among citizens of the general population. The study's findings also indicated the greatest support for death penalty for murder in both groups studied, as well as the existence of similar and different reasons for attitudes towards death penalty between students and regular citizens (Jiang et al, 2018). Jiang et al (2010b) also found a high degree of support for death penalty among students in Japan, while deterrence, retaliation, the barbarism of killing, belief in wrong condemnation, and rehabilitation were highlighted as dominant predictors of their perception.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 65%

The predictive model of citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system

Cvetković¹,

Bugarski²,

Martinović³

2022

Nauka bezbednost policija

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This paper presents quantitative research results regarding the predictive model of citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system. We tested the central hypothesis of which gender is predicting variable in citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing the death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system. The research was conducted with the use of a questionnaire that was requested and then collected online from 427 people in June 2021. A multivariate regression analysis was used, identifying the extent to which total scores of the main dependent variables (introducing the death penalty; trust in the criminal justice system; advantages of introduction; disadvantages of introduction scores) were associated with five demographic and socio-economic variables: gender, marital status, education, income, and age. The findings revealed that gender and educational level were the most effective predictors of the research variables under question. The majority of respondents support the introduction of death penalty and the most important predictor of disadvantages of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system is age. Based on the findings that there are major differences in the citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the criminal justice system, policies, strategies, and regulations must take into account these very important findings. The presented model can be used for a more detailed understanding of people's attitudes regarding the support and opposition to the introduction of death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system.

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“…In the decade since, there is clear evidence that scholars have taken this exhortation to heart, with a growing number of studies looking to countries with distinct social, cultural, and political institutions. On China, where criminal law currently specifies 46 death-eligible offences, there is a small but growing list of empirical studies, published in English, on Chinese attitudes towards capital punishment (Jiang and Wang 2008;Oberwittler and Qi 2009;Wu et al 2011;Jiang et al 2018). Similarly on Japan, there are several studies that have examined public opinion and its determinants (Jiang et al 2010;Sato 2013;Sato 2018) and indeed empirical research from the Republic of South Korea (Choi et al 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Support for the Death Penalty in Taiwan?: a Study of Value Conflict and Ambivalence

Jou

Hebenton

2019

Asian J Criminol

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While a substantial number of studies have examined public opinion on the death penalty in the USA, and more recently parts of Asia, including China, very few empirical studies have considered support for the death penalty in Taiwan. This paper examines public attitudes in Taiwan and the role of 'value conflict' in attitudes to both death penalty abolition and in the context of alternatives. Using the results of 1016 respondents drawn from a national face-to-face sample (n = 2039) survey conducted by the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty (TAEDP) in 2014, we demonstrate that public attitudes in Taiwan are simultaneously committed to many underlying values in conflict. The results also indicate that value conflict exists among the majority of the sample (more than 60 per cent) who are prepared to accept alternatives to abolition, and whom we can describe as ambivalent. Recognition of value conflict, ambivalence and the moral psychology underpinning public attitudes to the death penalty is essential, not only conceptually but to allow for a more appropriate and nuanced understanding of the abolitionist/retentionist debate.

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Predictors of Death Penalty Views in China: An Empirical Comparison Between College Students and Citizens

Cited by 8 publications

References 33 publications

The Predictive Model of Citizens’ Attitudes About the Risks of Introducing the Death Penalty in the Legal System: A Case Study of Serbia

The Predictive Model of Citizens’ Attitudes About the Risks of Introducing the Death Penalty in the Legal System: A Case Study of Serbia

The predictive model of citizens' attitudes about the risks of introducing death penalty in the Serbian criminal justice system

Support for the Death Penalty in Taiwan?: a Study of Value Conflict and Ambivalence

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