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Peer reviewedKlein, Ronald J.; And Others – Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, 1982
Used the Continuum of Criminal Offenses to examine how the "law-abiding" community, representative of middle-class values, would rate the seriousness of selected criminal offenses and how they would then handle offenders. Results showed crimes rated as being more serious were dealt with more sternly in sentencing. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classification, College Students, Community Attitudes
