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Specifying the information effect: reference points and procedural justifications affect legal attitudes in four survey experiments
Journal of Experimental Criminology ( IF 3.701 ) Pub Date : 2020-01-30 , DOI: 10.1007/s11292-019-09407-9
Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen , Kees van den Bos

Objectives

Providing detailed information about sentencing reduces punitive attitudes of laymen (the information effect). We assess whether this extends to modest information treatments and probe which specific informational types matter most. In addition to previous studies, we include affective measures and trust in judges.

Methods

In four survey experiments, 1778 Dutch participants were exposed to a sentence concerning a serious traffic offense resulting in a fatal accident. Studies 1 and 2 explore the effect of a press release on negative and positive affect. Studies 3 and 4 explore the effects of various types of information on affect and trust in judges.

Results

Modest information treatments generally heightened positive affect, reduced negative affect and—sometimes—increased trust in judges. Providing procedural cues and reference points about the sentence had a sizable effect on legal attitudes.

Conclusions

The information effects pertain to a broader set of attitudes than currently presumed in the literature. Furthermore, subtle treatments containing procedural cues and reference points can change attitudes towards judicial verdicts. Future research needs to explore if this finding extends to other contexts.



中文翻译:

指定信息效果:参考点和程序论据在四个调查实验中影响法律态度

目标

提供有关量刑的详细信息可以减少外行的惩罚态度(信息效果)。我们评估这是否适用于适度的信息处理,并探究哪种特定信息类型最重要。除了以前的研究,我们还包括情感措施和对法官的信任。

方法

在四个调查实验中,有1778名荷兰参与者被判处严重交通犯罪导致致命事故的判决。研究1和2探索了新闻稿对负面和正面影响的影响。研究3和4探索了各种信息对法官的情感和信任的影响。

结果

适度的信息处理通常会增强正面影响,减少负面影响,并且有时会增加对法官的信任。提供有关句子的程序暗示和参考点对法律态度有相当大的影响。

结论

信息效应与目前在文献中所认为的相比,涉及的态度范围更广。此外,包含程序提示和参考点的微妙处理可以改变人们对司法判决的态度。未来的研究需要探索这一发现是否扩展到其他情况。

更新日期:2020-01-30
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