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Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 86, Issue 3, 2011
Volume 86, Issue 3, 2011
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Het incapacitatie-effect van de eerste gevangenisstraf: een gematchte vergelijking
Authors: Hilde Wermink, Robert Apel, Paul Nieuwbeerta & Arjan A. BloklandThe incapacitation effect of first-time imprisonment: A matched samples comparison .
One sure way that imprisonment prevents crime in the community is by incapacitating offenders. We used official criminal records data of all individuals convicted in the Netherlands in 1997 to provide estimates of the incapacitation effect of first-time imprisonment. Two different analytical strategies were applied for the estimation of the incapacitation effect. First, the incapacitation effect was estimated based on the offending rate individuals imprisoned in 1997 showed prior to their confinement. Second, imprisoned offenders were paired with comparable non-imprisoned offenders using the method of propensity score matching. Our best estimate is that between 0.17 and 0.21 registered offenses are prevented per year of incarceration.
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Sociale mobiliteit en verwachtingen ten aanzien van films
Authors: Stijn Daenekindt & Henk RooseSocial mobility and expectations towards films.
The present study focuses on the effect of social mobility on taste: is taste predominantly shaped during primary socialization, or is it the result of a multitude of socializing experiences? As a measure of taste we consider four aesthetic expectations towards films – attitudes towards innovative, emotional, action and normative dimensions of films. Using data from a large-scale survey among the Flemish population (n = 2,849) and applying diagonal reference models, results show that each disposition is affected differently by social mobility. The innovative disposition is guided by the socialization context associated with the highest social status. The emotional and action disposition are influenced by both primary and secondary socialization, and the normative disposition is predominantly shaped by the secondary socialization context. We explain these different effects by the specific nature and status of the different dispositions.
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Steun voor traditionele vrouwenrollen in 32 landen - De invloed van gezinsbeleid en verschillen tussen de seksen
Authors: Stéfanie André, Maurice Gesthuizen & Peer ScheepersSupport for traditional female roles in 32 countries. Family policy models and gender differences .
Cross-national research on support of traditional female roles is scarce. This research fills this knowledge gap by studying 32 countries around the world, to provide insight into categories that support or reject traditional female roles. We test individual and contextual explanations for differences in the support of traditional female roles within and between countries as well as between men and women. We find that the differences between individuals are larger than between countries. We explain the differences with a combination of individual and contextual characteristics. Higher educated, employed people and those who do not adhere to a religion are the least supportive of traditional female roles. It turns out that people living under a dual earner family policy model support traditional female roles least strongly. Furthermore, we do not find the gender gap to be significantly different in countries with a dual-earner family policy model as compared to traditional countries, but we do find smaller gender differences in countries with other family policy models.
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Rechters zonder toga - Een garantie voor een rechtvaardige procedure?
More LessJudges without a robe: a guarantee for justice?.
The Theory of Procedural Justice includes a number of elements that are related to satisfaction with procedures and authorities. This article discusses this theory with respect to the administration of justice. Two elements are derived from this theory: ‘processing of information’ and ‘participation’. The article attempts to answer the question as to how far the Dutch criminal justice system and that of a number of other European countries operate in accordance to these two elements. The elements are explored with help of empirical research into the accessibility of trials and participation of lay people in the administration of justice. Findings show that the Dutch criminal procedure is less in accordance with the two elements than the procedures in a number of other European countries. Dutch judges and the public attach greater importance to independence of the court than to participation of lay persons. Drawbacks of this situation and dangers for legitimacy are discussed.
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