Social Psychology, Criminal Justice, and the Principle of Discretion: A Selective Review
- 1 June 1975
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Vol. 1 (3) , 471-484
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014616727500100303
Abstract
This paper argues that the legal principle of discretion forms an excellent basis for the participation of social psychology in the criminal justice system. Social and psychological factors that enter into arrest, investigation, selective enforcement, plea- bargaining, criminal sentences, and prison operation are reviewed. The bibliography includes 15 case citations and 132 references.Keywords
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