Washington, DC has implemented second look sentencing. After serving a minimum of 15 years in prison, those convicted of a serious offense committed while under the age of 25 years can petition a judge to take a “second look” and potentially release them from incarceration. To examine both global and specific support for second look sentencing, we embedded experiments in a 2021 MTurk survey and in a follow-up 2022 YouGov survey. Two key findings emerged. First, regardless of whether a crime was committed under 18 years or under 25 years of age, a majority of the public supported second look sentencing. Opposition to the policy was low, even for petitioners convicted of murder. Second, as revealed by vignette ratings, respondents were more likely to support release when a petitioner “signaled” their reform (e.g., completed a rehabilitation program, received a recommendation from the warden) and had the support of the victim (or their family).

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公众支持二审：有肖申克的救赎效应吗？

华盛顿特区实施了二次审理。在服刑至少 15 年之后，那些在 25 岁以下犯有严重罪行而被定罪的人可以请求法官进行“再审”，并有可能将他们从监禁中释放。为了检查对二次审理量刑的全球和特定支持，我们在 2021 年的 MTurk 调查和后续的 2022 年 YouGov 调查中嵌入了实验。出现了两个关键发现。首先，无论犯罪是未满18岁还是未满25岁，大多数公众都支持二审。反对这项政策的人数很少，即使是被判犯有谋杀罪的请愿者也是如此。其次，正如小插图评级所揭示的那样，当请愿者“发出”他们的改革信号（例如，完成康复计划，