In recent years, research interest has increased both in the needs of punishment by the public and in the psychological processes underlying decisions on sentencing. This comprehensive look at the social psychology of punishment focuses on recent advances, and presents new findings based on the authors’ own empirical research. Chapters explore the application of social psychology and social cognitive theories to decision making in the context of punishments by judges and the punit...
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Contributors ix
Foreword xi
Neil Vidmar
Introduction xiii
Margit E. Oswald, Steffen Bieneck and Jörg Hupfeld-Heinemann
Part I: Attitudes towards Punishment and Legal Sanc...
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Margit Oswald is Professor of Psychology at the University of Berne, Switzerland. She has published numerous book chapters and journal articles and was Editor of the Swiss Jour...