“…Remorse also goes along with "a desire to atone or make PERCEIVED CRIMINALITY AND REMORSE 2 reparation by, for example, expressing remorse, making restitution to the person harmed, undergoing penance, or behaving differently in the future" (Proeve & Tudor, 2010, p. 107). The character of remorseful defendants is rated more positively (Darby & Schlenker, 1989;Robinson, Smith-Lovin, & Tsoudis, 1994;Taylor & Kleinke, 1992;Tsoudis & Smith-Lovin, 1998); and remorseful defendants are rated as less likely to recommit the offense and as deserving of less punishment (Bornstein, Rung, & Miller, 2002;Gold & Weiner, 2000;Pipes & Alessi, 1999;Rumsey, 1976). Consequently, the legal codes of many countries (e.g., Australia, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States of America) include remorse as a potential mitigating factor in sentencing decisions (for a list of legal references see, e.g., Proeve & Tudor, 2010, Appendix Chapter 6).…”