Effects of fear of crime and financial scarcity on wellbeing and prison sentences

  1. Beatriz Arjona
  2. Prado Silván-Ferrero
  3. Ana V. Arias
  4. Encarna Nouvilas-Pallejá
  5. Francisca Lozano
  6. Itziar Fernández
Zeitschrift:
Anuario de psicología jurídica

ISSN: 1133-0740

Datum der Publikation: 2023

Nummer: 33

Seiten: 75-81

Art: Artikel

DOI: 10.5093/APJ2022A9 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen Access editor

Andere Publikationen in: Anuario de psicología jurídica

Zusammenfassung

In the present article we will examine whether the fear felt towards crime is related to the perception of financial scarcity when satisfying needs, thus attempting to determine whether such a fear influences considerations of whether the transgressor must serve a prison sentence. In addition, we through a correlational design, we will analyse through a correlational design, how fear of crime and perceived financial scarcity is linked to mood and wellbeing. The results from among a large sample of Spanish participants (1,474) have demonstrated that no relation exists between both concerns (fear of crime and perceived financial scarcity); that a not at all insignificant percentage (1.1%) wants the offender to serve a prison sentence; that fear does not correlate with general wellbeing and that financial scarcity does not provoke significant differences on positive mood. These findings allow us to advance in the study of the issues here analysed and thus propose solutions in order to address their consequences.

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