Public Attitudes to Sentences for Environmental and Wildlife Offences : Findings from a Mixed Methods Research Project

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Gormley, Jay and Tata, Cyrus (2025) Public Attitudes to Sentences for Environmental and Wildlife Offences : Findings from a Mixed Methods Research Project. Scottish Sentencing Council, Edinburgh.

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Abstract

The Scottish Sentencing Council commissioned the authors to research public perspectives attitudes to and knowledge of sentencing for environmental and wildlife offences. The researchers conducted seven two-hour focus groups with 55 people and a representative online survey of 1,053 adults to explore public views of the subject matter. This report of the research explains the background and context, research methods, findings and possible implications.

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