Verwijzing naar de data van: Bridging the gap between judges and the public

It focuses on one particular explanation usually given for the gap: the lack of case-specific, detailed information on the part of the general public. Our specific focus will be on the evaluation of two hypotheses: 1.

The general public reaches the same sentencing decisions as judges do when both groups are given exactly the same detailed case file of a specific criminal case. 2. When members of the general public consider a concise newspaper report of a specific criminal case, sentencing decisions will be much harsher than when they are handed the full case file. Data available in consultation with NSCR.