Public and Police Officers' Crime Seriousness Perceptions and Criminal Policy Preferences KU Leuven
In recent years, there has been limited research on crime seriousness perceptions and criminal policy preferences, although these are very interesting sources of information for criminal policy-makers.
Crime seriousness is an essential criterion for decisions concerning (de)criminalization, prioritization in crime control and prevention, and sentencing. However, so far no criteria or methodologies have been developed to assess crime ...