An assessment of the attitudes towards crime among professionals in the criminal justice system

Generós Ortet-fabregat; Jorge Pérez

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048191

An assessment of the attitudes towards crime among professionals in the criminal justice system

Generós Ortet-fabregat, Jorge Pérez

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Attitudes towards crime held by professionals in the criminal justice system seem to be relevant to the implementation of crime control measures and prison reform programmes. With the aim of describing and comparing the attitudes of these professionals towards the causes, prevention, and treatment of crime, two studies were carried out.In Study 1, a Likert attitude scale was constructed. The Attitudes towards Crime Scale (ACS) showed acceptable levels of reliability and validity. In Study 2 the ACS was administered to various samples of professionals in the criminal justice system. Results showed that attitudes of all groups tended to be favourable to environmental causes and preventive-rehabilitation goals through social assistance. However, expected differences among professional groups were found. © 1992 The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-207
Journal	British Journal of Criminology
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a048191
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1992

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