Utjecaj poznavanja žrtve ili počinitelja kaznenog djela na stavove prema osuđenicima s obzirom na dob ispitanika
The impact of knowing the victim or the criminal on the attitudes towards convicts regarding the age of examinees

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this investigation was to examine the impact of knowing the victim or the criminal on the attitudes towards convicts, and considering this, to compare those attitudes in three age groups of subjects: younger, middle aged and older subject. The examination was conducted on the sample of 2 133 randomly selected subjects in Croatia. The data was processed on the level of descriptive analysis and variance analysis. Two hypoteses were stated. It was expected that subject who know a criminal have more positiv attitudes toward convicts, which is confirmed. Also, it was expected that the subjects who know a victim of the crime have more negative attitudes, but opposite was noted. The results in general show very positive attitudes toward convicts and their rehabilitation, regardless to the age of subjects.

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