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Citation |
Bergeron CE, McKelvie SJ. J. Soc. Psychol. 2004; 144(1): 75-90. |
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Affiliation |
Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Québec, Canada. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2004, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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14760966 |
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Abstract |
After reading a murder or theft vignette in which the perpetrator was a 20-, 40-, or 60-year-old man, 95 undergraduates gave sentence and parole recommendations. Punishment was harsher for the murder than for the theft. For murder, participants treated the 20- and 60-year-old men less harshly than the 40-year-old man, which confirms previous archival findings. However, this inverted U-shaped function occurred for murder only. The authors discussed the results in the context of the just-desert and utilitarian rationales that guide sentencing and gave suggestions for future research. Language: en |