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-- ..... --~--,~ ---~----------- -- -~Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 2.64 Attitudes toward severity of courts in own area, by demographic characteristic.>, United States, 1972-78, 1980, and 1982I\OTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, sec Appendix 7.Question: "In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly or not harshlY enough with criminals?"NotionalSex:MaleFemaleRace:WhiteBlack/otherEducation:CollegeHigh schoolGrade schoolOccupation:Professional and businessClericalManualFarmerIncome:$15,000 and over$IO,OUO to $14,9997,000 to $9,999$5,OUU to $6,999$3,000 to $4,999Under $3,OUOAge:18 to 20 years21 to 29 years30 to 49 years50 year~ and olderRegion:NortheastMidwestSouthWestReligion:ProtestantCatholicJewishNone1972NotToo harshly About Don'tharshly enough right know676417965667522134454986562366676569515969716571657435527272736!:l606668686846161815161919161517"18162721141613162015i618714"913101214109121210416141091012"" 81817Politics:Republican3 78 14 5Democrat7 65 18Independent9 63 15"14Cpercents may not add to 100 because of rounding.(Percent a )1973NotToo harshly Aboutharshly enough right564317544426433710551385244654557364737472746566767775687/~8074797072736960617877717575707673695377737313121414;I151310" 1613"1412" 814171418" 13131513"1314101613121571974 1975NotNotDon't Too harshly About Don't Too harshly Aboutknow harshly enough right know harshly enough right9 6 78 104 79 107 2 83 9 5 2 84 69 6 767 5 80 108 7 77 " 7 4 76 Il8 6 78 9 6 4 80 810 5 77 10 8 4 78"9 5 79 10 6 3 8U 109 10 72 714 69 9"14 6 7410 4 74 127 6 796 5 80 99 5 814 3 84 8"10 7 77 8 a 2 80 1014 5 79 9 7 4 787 4 80 10 6 6 79"6 6 82 8 4 2 83 898 4 84 7 5 4 82 97 4 81 9 6 3 81 84 76 10 9 7 76 10" 10 3 84 10 3 4 73 148 13 70 10 6 3 80 99 14 62 15 9 5 74 1213 17 54 :li 8 9 65 1613 7 71 12 10 8 717 6 78 8 8 4 809 3 84 9 4 2 85"10813 5 79 8 8 5 81 86 2 82 10 6 4 81 107 7 78 9 6 4 81 91468 13 8 5 70 12"8 5 81 8 6 4 81 98 4 787 3 B2 1017 10 58 " 16 16 o 78 1324 22 55 14 10 8 61 14Don'tknow77778IU65876658698810IU667561266916759IIIIitI'11IIi~'I ,'INOt1976Too harshly Aboutharshly enough right333394322233324524II622333424o6I3581828082767684B282818186848280788')76767084868380827983798970858376101010107"991010991081012129"14989129"9104149812Don'tknow6576884756734656II310555577577104571977NotToo harshly Aboutharshly enough right343374353I52I443968722524235o22258383838480788782818!:l8383878679827580827584868285818484858872848S76Public Attitudes Toward Crime and Criminal Justice-Related Top.ics89887II77106610879108691096510898661496101978 1980N6tNotDon't Too harshly About Don't Too harshly Aboutknow harshly enough right know harshly enough right6465684664644485892H55837454612439332263322I242332381343I32323235I248587838581838879858984898887838B74717382858!l86888282868672749085827777"86II76846498151010967858977211067853764647545346527II36744467453II357334393~2424o255766II73I233533o10234838383847779868482868391868285717774777984868682867685837571898578897881068868978614126578878710779105891982l'kitDon't Too harshly About Don'tknow harshly enough right know6 3 86 8 46665846765o55495157765465957161044923210324I335I42o98o32II5332o2I4284888779838984869284798883848879849081858985908387878891728987849679II56102716897958512856797769147795342346235o34727o54It4822434U12425Source: Table constructed by Scx..RCEBOO< staff from data prOVided by the Notional Opinion Research Center; data were mode availablethrough the Roper Public Opinion Research Center.256257