Mateja Vuk
University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Law School, Faculty Member
- University of South Carolina, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Graduate StudentUniversity of West Georgia, Criminology, Faculty Memberadd
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This information is available on the Sentencing Council website: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk The views expressed are those of the authors and are not necessarily shared by the Sentencing Council (nor do they represent Sentencing Council or Government policy).
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Teorija društvene prijetnje i dosadašnja istraživanja upućuju na to da je javnost općenito sklonija kažnjavanju određenih skupina počinitelja kaznenih djela (npr. rasne i etničke manjine). Istraživanja također otkrivaju da znatan dio... more
Teorija društvene prijetnje i dosadašnja istraživanja upućuju na to da je javnost općenito sklonija kažnjavanju određenih skupina počinitelja kaznenih djela (npr. rasne i etničke manjine). Istraživanja također otkrivaju da znatan dio javnosti povezuje širenje imigracije s povećanjem kriminaliteta. Negativni stavovi prema ilegalnim i legalnim imigrantima, kao i općeniti antiimigrantski osjećaj, rastu i na međunarodnoj razini. Stoga pretpostavljamo da će javnost imati negativnije i kažnjavajuće stavove prema prijestupnicima imigrantima nego prema svojim državljanima. Online anketom na uzorku studenata sa Sveučilišta u Zagrebu provjereno je utječu li čimbenici poput imigrantskoga statusa, etničkog identiteta, kaznenoga djela i dobi možebitnoga počinitelja na stavove studenata prema kriminalitetu imigranata. Rezultati pokazuju da sudionici traže strože kazne za ilegalne imigrante, no imigrantski status i podrijetlo nisu povezani s percepcijom recidiva, opasnosti i kriminalne tipičnosti počinitelja.
Ključne riječi: imigranti, stavovi studenata, punitivnost Dalibor Doležal, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Znanstveno-učilišni kampus Borongaj,
Ključne riječi: imigranti, stavovi studenata, punitivnost Dalibor Doležal, Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Znanstveno-učilišni kampus Borongaj,
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Previous research indicates that people ascribe less responsibility to juvenile offenders than adult offenders for the crimes they have committed. Although assignment of responsibility to parents varies depending upon the youth’s age, we... more
Previous research indicates that people ascribe less responsibility to juvenile offenders than adult offenders for the crimes they have committed. Although assignment of responsibility to parents varies depending upon the youth’s age, we know little about the role of other factors. The current study used randomized factorial vignettes to examine whether the seriousness of the offense, peer involvement, and the offender's race, age, sex, and prior record influence support for parental responsibility. We found that participants in our study placed substantial responsibility on parents for dealing with juvenile offenders; however, support for punishing the parents was low, while the importance attached to enrolling parents in training was high. Views on parental responsibility were influenced by the age of the juvenile and the seriousness of the offense. The implications of these findings and how they fit in with previous work are discussed.
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While literature suggests that parenting has direct and indirect effects on gang membership, mediating effects have been established for the relationship between unidimensional parenting variables and gang involvement. This study fills... more
While literature suggests that parenting has direct and indirect effects on gang membership, mediating effects have been established for the relationship between unidimensional parenting variables and gang involvement. This study fills the gap in the literature by examining how multidimensional parenting styles affect gang membership, and which factors mediate this relationship. The logistic regression models indicate a negative relationship between authoritative parenting and gang involvement, and a positive relationship between authoritarian, neglectful, and permissive parenting and gang membership. The analyses show that delinquent peers, self-control, rationalizations, and guilt are complete or partial mediators of parenting styles and gang membership.
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In contemporary society, crime is a phenomenon most commonly studied in relation to certain types of offenders. Criminal offenders who are of particular interest to social scientists are sex offenders. Given that the unique... more
In contemporary society, crime is a phenomenon most commonly studied in relation to certain types of offenders. Criminal offenders who are of particular interest to social scientists are sex offenders. Given that the unique characteristics of the criminal career of sex offenders are still largely unexplored, this poster will show results of the study conducted on criminal careers of Croatian sex offenders. The investigation was conducted on a sample of 49 perpetrators of sex offenses who are either currently serving or have served their sentence in one of the maximum security prisons in Croatia. The data were collected in February 2018 at the maximum security prison. The data were obtained from official records of inmates serving sentences at the time of data collections and those released in 2017 and 2016. For purposes of this study, a data collection instrument was constructed to gain insight into certain factors of the criminal career of sex offenders.