Citation

Pasupuleti S, Lambert EG, Shanhe Jiang , Bhimarasetty JV, Jaishankar K. J. Contemp. Crim. Justice 2009; 25(2): 131-147.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1043986209333558

PMID

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Abstract

Views toward crime, criminals, punishment, and treatment are shaped by social forces, which differ across nations. Most of the research in this area has been conducted among citizens of Western nations, yet crime and responding to it is a worldwide occurrence. This study compared the crime views of Indian and U.S. college students. It was found that there were significant differences between Indian and U.S. respondents in their views toward crime, criminals, punishment, and treatment. There were mixed views on punishment and rehabilitation among both groups of students. In a multivariate analysis controlling for gender, age, academic level, and religious saliency, nation of the respondent was one of the best predictors for these views. The differences in views were attributed partly to the cultural differences between the two nations.