NCJ Number
41082
Date Published
1976
Length
48 pages
Annotation
THIS OPINION SURVEY, CONTRACTED BY THE FLORIDA SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION, MEASURED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND ATTITUDE CHANGE TOWARD, FLORIDA SENATE BILL 55 WITH RESPECT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, CRIME, AND THE COURTS.
Abstract
THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE PASSED A LAW STATING THAT PERSONS CONVICTED OF MAJOR FELONIES, SUCH AS MURDER, SEXUAL BATTERY, ROBBERY, AND BURGLARY, WHO HAD A GUN AT THE TIME SHALL BE SENTENCED TO A MINIMUM JAIL TERM OF THREE YEARS WITHOUT PAROLE. THE SURVEY COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PUBLIC VIEW OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE DEMOGRAPHY OF THE SAMPLE BASE AND THE METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED ARE DESCRIBED....MSP