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PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS, MOTIVATIONS AND ACTIONS PSYCHOLOGY OF PUNISHMENT No part of this digital document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means. The publisher has taken reasonable care in the preparation of this digital document, but makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of information contained herein. This digital document is sold with the clear understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, medical or any other professional services. P E , SYCHOLOGY OF MOTIONS M A OTIVATIONS AND CTIONS Additional books in this series can be found on Nova‟s website under the Series tab. Additional E-books in this series can be found on Nova‟s website under the E-book tab. PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS, MOTIVATIONS AND ACTIONS PSYCHOLOGY OF PUNISHMENT NICHOLAS M. PALMETTI AND JENNIFER P. RUSSO EDITORS Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York Copyright © 2011 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means: electronic, electrostatic, magnetic, tape, mechanical photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written permission of the Publisher. For permission to use material from this book please contact us: Telephone 631-231-7269; Fax 631-231-8175 Web Site: http://www.novapublishers.com NOTICE TO THE READER The Publisher has taken reasonable care in the preparation of this book, but makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of information contained in this book. The Publisher shall not be liable for any special, consequential, or exemplary damages resulting, in whole or in part, from the readers‟ use of, or reliance upon, this material. Any parts of this book based on government reports are so indicated and copyright is claimed for those parts to the extent applicable to compilations of such works. Independent verification should be sought for any data, advice or recommendations contained in this book. In addition, no responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property arising from any methods, products, instructions, ideas or otherwise contained in this publication. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered herein. It is sold with the clear understanding that the Publisher is not engaged in rendering legal or any other professional services. If legal or any other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent person should be sought. FROM A DECLARATION OF PARTICIPANTS JOINTLY ADOPTED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION AND A COMMITTEE OF PUBLISHERS. Additional color graphics may be available in the e-book version of this book. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Psychology of punishment / editors, Nicholas M. Palmetti and Jennifer P. Russo. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 978-1-62257-014-0 (E-Book) 1. Punishment (Psychology) I. Palmetti, Nicholas M. II. Russo, Jennifer P. BF319.5.P8P793 2011 364.601'9--dc22 2011009097 Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. † New York CONTENTS Preface ` vii Chapter 1 Christian Religiosity and Support for the Death Penalty Versus Life Imprisonment 1 Kevin H. Wozniak Chapter 2 Is Public Support for Sex Offender Registration Policies Driven by a Desire to Protect Society or Punish Offenders? 33 Allison L. Skinner, Katlyn Sorenson Farnum and Margaret C. Stevenson Chapter 3 Sex, Drugs, and Deterrence: Applying Stafford and Warr‟s Reconceptualization of Deterrence Theory to Drug Driving Across the Genders 51 Christopher N. Watling, James Freeman, Gavan Palk and Jeremy Davey Chapter 4 Third Party Reward and Punishment: Group Size, Efficiency and Public Goods 73 Johan Almenberg, Anna Dreber, Coren L. Apicella and David G. Rand Chapter 5 Race, Age and Punishment in Juvenile Correctional Facilities 93 Sheryl Feinstein Index 111 PREFACE In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of the psychology of punishment. Topics discussed include the social psychological models of public opinion about punishment and religious beliefs; retributive punishment for sex offenders; drug driving laws and punishment; third party reward and punishment and race, age and punishment in juvenile correctional facilities. Chapter 1 – Based upon social psychological models of public opinion about punishment, this paper explores the effects of Christian affiliation and religious beliefs on support for sentencing convicted murderers to death versus life imprisonment. Past research shows that question wording significantly affects citizens‟ stated punishment preferences, but little research explores the effects of religiosity on the choice between different punishments for murder, which allows respondents to express more nuanced opinions. Testing data from the Fourth National Survey of Religion and Politics, I find that Roman Catholic affiliation and more frequent practice of religious behaviors increase the likelihood that respondents prefer life imprisonment over the death penalty, while religious beliefs do not significantly affect respondents‟ preference. These results suggest that social group membership may play a more significant role in shaping citizens‟ opinions about the death penalty than previously thought. Chapter 2 – Sex offender registration policies were designed to help protect the public from dangerous sexual predators. Registration policies are becoming more and more inclusive of sex offenders and recently have been extended to juvenile sex offenders as well. This trend might be driven by well- documented, high levels of public support for sex offender registration policies. Unfortunately, no research has revealed that registration policies viii Nicholas M. Palmetti and Jennifer P. Russo effectively prevent sex offenses. Instead, such policies have deleterious effects on the lives of those registered (e.g., social isolation and harassment, mental illness, unemployment) in ways that ironically might increase the likelihood of subsequent criminal activity. Even so, public support for registration policies remains high, presumably because the public incorrectly assumes that registration policies protect society. Yet, is public support for sex offender registration policies driven purely by a utilitarian desire to protect society? In this chapter, we review two competing underlying psychological mechanisms that we theorize drive support for registration policies: utilitarian goals to protect society versus retributive goals to punish sex offenders. Our review of empirical research suggests that support for sex offender registration policies is not driven just by a utilitarian desire to protect society from known, dangerous sex offenders the only legal justification for registration policies. Instead, research suggests that support for sex offender registration policies stems from both utilitarian goals of protecting society, as well as retributive goals of punishment. Policy makers should recognize that placing sex offenders on the registry, even after these offenders have completed their official prison sentence, at least partially serves as a form of retributive punishment, even though retributive goals of punishment are antithetical to the purpose of registration policies. Chapter 3 – A consistent finding in the literature is that males report greater usage of drugs and subsequently greater amounts of drug driving. Research also suggests that vicarious influences may be more pertinent to males than to females. Utilising Stafford and Warr‟s (1993) reconceptualization of deterrence theory, this study sought to determine if the relative deterrent impact of zero-tolerance drug driving laws is disparate between genders. A sample of motorists (N = 899) completed a self-report questionnaire assessing participants frequency of drug driving and personal and vicarious experiences with punishment and punishment avoidance. It was found that males were significantly more likely to report future intentions of drug driving. Additionally, vicarious experiences of punishment avoidance was a more influential predictor of future drug driving instances for males with personal experiences of punishment avoidance a more influential predictor for females. This study identifies that the facilitation of drug driving between males and females is differentially influenced from different mechanisms. Importantly, this study‟s findings can inform gender sensitive media campaigns and interventions for convicted drug drivers. Chapter 4 – Costly third party punishment has been interpreted as a tool for studying the enforcement of social norms. Experiments on this topic

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