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Understanding public opinion on immigrant criminality-results from a Croatian study

Current research and the social threat theory indicate that the general public is by and large more punitive towards particular groups of offenders (i.e., ethnic minorities). Research also shows that a substantial part of the general public in Europeconsistently connects expansion of immigration with an increase in crime. Negative viewpoint towards undocumented and documented immigrants, as well as an anti-immigrant sentiment have been growing as well. Therefore, we assume that the public will support stricter penalties for immigrant offenders than for citizens. Using a student sample in Croatia and factorial vignettes, this research explores this hypothesis by investigating whether factors such as the immigrant status of an offender, combined with race, religion, and nationality, affect public attitudes towards criminality of immigrants.

public opinion, criminality, immigrants

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