Public Perceptions of Sentencing : 2025 Survey Report

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Hockaday, Colin and Lemesheva, Yulia and Ormston, Rachel and McPherson, Rachel and O'Loughlin, Ailbhe and Tata, Cyrus (2026) Public Perceptions of Sentencing : 2025 Survey Report. Scottish Sentencing Council, Edinburgh.

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Abstract

We conducted a nationally representative survey of Scottish adults to explore public perceptions, understanding, and attitudes towards sentencing in Scotland. Commissioned by the Scottish Sentencing Council, our research examined: public confidence of sentencing in general; community penalties; media reporting. It also examined public perceptions of sentencing in relation to cases of : domestic abuse; and, people with mental health or developmental conditions.

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Hockaday, Colin, Lemesheva, Yulia, Ormston, Rachel, McPherson, Rachel, O'Loughlin, Ailbhe and Tata, Cyrus ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1033-478X;
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