WE ARE STUDYING PEOPLE'S BELIEFS ABOUT THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM.  PLEASE USE A NUMBER FROM 1-9 FROM THE SCALE BELOW TO RESPOND TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS.

             1             2             3             4             5             6             7             8             9
Strongly Disagree                                                                                               Strongly Agree
 

1.  Everyone in prison is guilty of the crime with which s/he was charged. ______

2.  Too much money in the federal budget is allocated to the prison system. ______

3.  A Michigan law that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions would benefit society as a whole. ______

4.  Capital punishment is an effective deterrent of crime in the U.S. ______

5.  Juveniles who commit serious crimes should be charged as adults. ______

6.  When dealing with custody cases, it is appropriate for a judge to deny custody to a single parent for the sole reason that the parent is single. ______

7.  The "War Against Drugs" (i.e., law enforcementís focus on drug offenses, harsh sentencing for drug offenses) targets people of a lower socioeconomic status.

8.  It is important that criminal juries represent the racial, gender, and socioeconomic composition of society as a whole. ______

9.  People of certain racial groups are more likely to commit crimes than people of other groups. ______

10.  The criminal justice system treats everyone equally regardless of race. ______

11.  Police are often influenced by the race of a suspect when investigating a crime. ______

12.  The implementation of the death penalty in the U.S. is colorblind; the race of a defendant does not influence whether or not s/he is sentenced to death. ______
 
 

1.  Discrimination against people based on their race is no longer a problem in the United States. ______

2.  Members of racial minorities are getting too demanding in their push for equal rights. ______

3.  It is easy to understand the anger of racial minority group members in America. ______

4.  Over the past few years, members of racial minorities have gotten more economically than they deserve.  ______

5.  Over the past few years, the government and news media have shown more respect to members of racial minorities than they deserve.  ______

6.  Racial minority group members should not push themselves where they are not wanted. ______
 

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1. Age:

2. Gender:

3. Race:

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