Capital punishment views in China and the United States: A preliminary study among college students

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The differences and similarities in attitudes of the college students from China and U.S. towards the death penalty and the reasons for the attitudes at the conceptual and empirical levels are examined. The analysis has revealed that the respondents' perspectives of deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution and incapacitation affect their attitudes toward the capital punishment in the U.S.

China, Students, College, Analysis, Capital punishment

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Attitudes about sanctioning elder abuse offenders among police chiefs, nursing home employees, and students

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This article examines police chiefs', students', and nursing home employees' attitudes toward elder abuse. Findings indicate that there are significant attitudinal differences between groups and that police chiefs rated theft as the most serious type of elder-related crime while other participants rated physical abuse as the most serious type of crime.

Aged, Officials and employees, Nursing homes, Elder abuse, Police chiefs

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Stigmatizing the stigmatized: a note on the mentally ill prison inmate

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This article discusses the attitudes of prison inmates towards ex-mental patients. Topics include a comparison of college students' and prison inmates' attitudes and the social consequences of mental illness.

Social aspects, Public opinion, Mental illness, Mental disorders, Prisoners, Ex-mental patients, Former mental patients

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