Some sex differences in sentencing severity for a mock crime scenario.
Canadian undergraduates (84 women, 65 men) read one of two crime vignettes which varied in how justified a murder was perceived to be, then made sentencing recommendations. Men were more likely than women to recommend capital punishment, but men and women did not differ on recommendation of execution method or prison sentence and parole.
McKelvie
Stuart J
SJ
Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 0C8, Canada. smckelvi@ubishops.ca
D001290:Attitude; D003415:Crime / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008297:Male; D011678:Punishment; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students