Question: Please don't use .edu, .com, .net, .org websites. Use academic or government websites only. Please complete each question completely using in-text citations and a reference page. Also use the website as a reference and in-text citations. There are six areas to be completed. Thank you.
From the South University Online Library, read the following article:
Impact of Information about Sentencing Decisions on Public Attitudes toward the Criminal Justice System
Also available as a PDF.
1. On the basis of your reading, summarize the article, including the research questions, methodology, data sources, and findings of the study. In addition, respond to the following questions:
2 .What were the key research questions being explored in this study?
3. How did the researchers collect the data? How did these methods impact the findings?
4. What were the general findings regarding the public's perceptions of sentencing practices within the criminal justice system?
5. What does the article demonstrate about the limitations of survey research? What limitations do the authors acknowledge with their own study?
6. What does this study indicate about public perceptions of sentencing policy? What are the potential implications of these findings on the operation of the criminal justice system?