NCJ Number
34343
Date Published
1975
Length
24 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A POLL OF 450 RESIDENTS OF ONTARIO, CANADA, TO DETERMINE ATTITUDES TOWARD SANCTIONS AND TO DETERMINE IF ATTITUDINAL VARIATIONS EXIST BETWEEN DIFFERENT SUB-CATEGORIES OF SOCIETY.
Abstract
THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDENTS FAVORED NO IMPRISONMENT FOR MARIJUANA OR HARD DRUG USE, BUT IMPRISONMENT FOR SALE OF EITHER CLASS OF DRUG WAS FAVORED. PRISON TERMS WERE DISAPPROVED FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS WHO PERFORM ILLEGAL ABORTIONS, BUT WERE ENCOURAGED FOR NON-PHYSICIANS. ANALYSIS OF THE DATA INDICATED THAT AGE, EDUCATION, INCOME, AND RELIGION WERE SIGNIFICANTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ATTITUDE TOWARD LEGAL SANCTIONS FOR THESE OFFENSES.