Punitive attitudes and causal attribution of crime among Israeli police officers: is there a gender gap?

Chen, Gila

doi:10.1080/1068316x.2016.1181176

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“…The only observer characteristic that was significantly associated with capital-punishment support was gender, with the majority of capital-punishment supporters being men. This gender pattern corresponds with our hypothesis (H 5 ) and prior findings that women are more compassionate (Whitehead & Blankenship, 2000) and less supportive of harsh punitive policies (Adinkrah & Clemens, 2018;Chen, 2016;Dodd, 2018). The salience of the gender effect on attitudes toward capital punishment may also be related to biological gender differences in aggression (Stack, 2000) as well as gender role socialization which starts at early childhood (Schwarz, 2017).…”

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Predicting Israeli Public Support for Capital Punishment: Crime Type and Severity, Offender, Observer, and Victim Characteristics

Cohen-Louck

Levy

Herzog

2021

Crime & Delinquency

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This study investigates whether crime type and severity, as well as offender, observer, and victim characteristics predict public attitudes towards capital punishment in Israel. We surveyed Israeli citizens by phone. A random and representative sample of 594 participants, ages 20 to 74, read scenarios illustrating crimes and were asked about their perception of capital punishment as an appropriate punishment. The results indicate that most participants did not support capital punishment. Perceived high-crime severity, a crime that constitutes terrorism, and male observer (participant) status predicted 34% in an increased likelihood of supporting capital punishment. The discussion attributes the stronger support of capital punishment in cases of terrorism to the Israeli experience of chronic terrorism and explains gender differences by gender-role socialization.

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Section: Individual Factorssupporting

confidence: 88%

Predicting Israeli Public Support for Capital Punishment: Crime Type and Severity, Offender, Observer, and Victim Characteristics

Cohen-Louck

Levy

Herzog

2021

Crime & Delinquency

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“…With respect to differences in punitiveness among police officers, research has suggested certain demographic variables to be of particular importance. Male police officers were generally found to hold more punitive attitudes than their female counterparts Ellrich, 2012, p. 12;Chen & Einat, 2015;Chen, 2016;Ellrich, 2016b, p. 8), although multivariate results yielded no significant gender differences (Ellrich, 2016b, p. 13). In the general population, females tend to be less punitive than males (e.g., Applegate, Cullen, Fisher, & Ven, 2000;Baker, Lambert, & Jenkins, 2005;Kühnrich & Kania, 2005, p. 24;Ellrich, 2012, p. 12).…”

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“…In focusing on punitive attitudes among police officers and the relationship between such attitudes and victimization, this research examines the potential correlation between officers' punitive perceptions and their victimization. Research addressing punitive attitudes among police officers is scarce (see, however, Recasens, 2011, p. 211;Chen, 2016;Ellrich, 2016b), and the relationship between police victimization and attitude has thus lacked scholarly attention.…”

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Punitive attitudes and victimization among police officers in Switzerland: an empirical exploration

Simmler

Stempkowski

Markwalder

2019

Police Practice and Research

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Policework involves a high level of risk, and police officers are frequently victimized while on duty. However, victimization rates differ considerably within the police corps and depend on a number of personal and situational variables. This research is based on a survey of police officers in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland (N = 478). It follows two research paths to investigate the link between punitive attitudes and victimization experiences: punitiveness as a factor in higher victimization rates, and victimization experiences causing an increase in punitive attitudes. The results showed no significant difference between male and female officers in terms of punitiveness, and that punitiveness significantly increased with age. Also, punitiveness was found to decrease as the hours spent on street patrol duty increased. Examining the link between victimization and punitiveness, this study also found a surprising effect that officers without victimization experiences in the three years prior to the survey showed significantly higher levels of punitiveness than their victimized colleagues. Futhermore, officers who experienced victimization were found to become less punitive as the time they spent on the street increased, while the opposite was true for their non-victimized counterparts. These a priori counterintuitive results could possibly be explained by a 'professionalization' or a 'familiarization' effect and serve as a basis for further research as well as for police practice and training.

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“…Findings on gender differences on officers' punitive attitudes are mixed. Some studies showed that female police officers held less punitive attitudes than their male colleagues (Chen, 2016; Ellrich, 2016; Kury and Ferdinand, 1999). Others found female officers showing more punitive attitudes (Dodd, 2018).…”

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Police officers' punitiveness in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of fear, attribution and self-legitimacy

Nalla

Gurinskaya²,

Qureshi³

2022

PIJPSM

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PurposeThe focus of this study is to examine Indian police officers' punitiveness toward violators of criminal sanctions attached to COVID-19 mitigation laws enacted by the Indian Penal Code. The authors draw from the conceptual frameworks and correlates typically employed in traditional crime and justice research and adapt them to the context of the pandemic. Additionally, the authors examine whether officers' punitive attitudes are related to their belief in self-legitimacy and their job assignment (civilian vs. armed personnel) in a country with inherited colonial policing legacies.Design/methodology/approachData for the study came from 1,323 police officers in a northern state of India.FindingsFindings suggest that officers with vicarious fear of COVID-19 infections (e.g. infection of family members) find the sanctions associated with the new laws harsh. Additionally, officers who subscribe to the classical attributions of offenders feel that the laws are not punitive enough. In contrast, those with deterministic views perceive the sanctions as excessively harsh. Findings also suggest that officers' self-legitimacy, and belief in the authority and responsibility vested in them, is a key predictor of their punitive attitudes. Finally, officers assigned to police lines are more punitive than those designated to patrol/traffic work.Research limitations/implicationsData or prior research on officers' punitive attitudes toward other violations (non-COVID-19 violations) is unavailable for comparison with this study’s findings.Originality/valueNo prior research has examined the relationship between police officers' perceptions of self-legitimacy, their belief in the authority vested in them by the state, their belief in their role as police officers and their relationship to their punitive attitudes.

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Punitive attitudes and causal attribution of crime among Israeli police officers: is there a gender gap?

Cited by 5 publications

References 72 publications

Predicting Israeli Public Support for Capital Punishment: Crime Type and Severity, Offender, Observer, and Victim Characteristics

Predicting Israeli Public Support for Capital Punishment: Crime Type and Severity, Offender, Observer, and Victim Characteristics

Punitive attitudes and victimization among police officers in Switzerland: an empirical exploration

Police officers' punitiveness in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of fear, attribution and self-legitimacy

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