TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Public opinion on the death penalty in Latin America: exploring the individuals determinants in 11 jurisdictions
JO  - International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice
A1  - Lopes, Cléber
A1  - De Soto, William
A1  - Ribeiro, Ednaldo
A1  - Gonzalez, Julio
SP  - 343
EP  - 356
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
N2  - The aim of this paper is to analyse the individual determinants of public attitudes towards the pro-death penalty in 11 Latin American jurisdictions surveyed by the World Values Survey 7th wave (2017-2020). We use linear regression to examine two explanations that may help us understand popular support for the death penalty in this region: the escalating crime-distrust model and the out-group animus model. The analysis shows that both models provide only partial support for variations in public attitudes towards the death penalty in Latin America. While there is an association between residents' fear of crime and their disdain for out-groups, an important part of the explanation seems to be related to contextual factors in each country. Thus, future studies need to analyse how elite framing and/or movements in defence of victims of violent crimesexplain popular attitudes towards the death penalty in the region.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0192-4036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01924036.2021.1995889
ID  - ref1
ER  -