Community service for misdemeanours in Accra: Preferences of offenders, victims, judiciary and community members.

dc.contributor.authorParima, F.
dc.contributor.authorOsafo, J.
dc.contributor.authorNyarko, K.
dc.contributor.authorAnakwah, N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-19T15:51:30Z
dc.date.available2019-02-19T15:51:30Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractTaking religiosity into account, the study explored preferences for community service sentencing by victims, offenders, judiciary, and community members from Accra, Ghana. One hundred and ninety respondents were sampled (females = 38.42%, offenders = 5.26%, victims = 58.95%, law enforcement = 10.52%, members of the Judiciary = 4.74%, and general community members = 65.26%). They responded to the Attitude Towards Community Service Questionnaire, and the data were analysed utilising ANOVA between group difference tests. Offenders expressed a higher preference for community sentencing than victims and members of the judiciary. Religion aligned participants supported community sentencing. Community sentencing seems a preferred sentencing option by a cross section of Ghanaian community members for adult non-violent offenders.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFeikoab Parimah, Joseph Osafo, Kingsley Nyarko & Nkansah Anakwah (2017) Community service for misdemeanours in Accra: Preferences of offenders, victims, judiciary, and community members, Journal of Psychology in Africa, 27:5, 455-457, DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2017.1375205en_US
dc.identifier.issn1815-5626
dc.identifier.otherPages 455-457
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2017.1375205
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27658
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 27;Issue 5
dc.subjectcommunity serviceen_US
dc.subjectimprisonmenten_US
dc.subjectmisdemeanoursen_US
dc.subjectrestorative justiceen_US
dc.titleCommunity service for misdemeanours in Accra: Preferences of offenders, victims, judiciary and community members.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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