This study solicited the views of more than five hundred young, educated adults with two goals: (1) to determine whether political party affiliation is a significant demographic variable in jury selection (voir dire) and (2) to determine whether Democrats are softer on crime than Republicans,...

This paper reports on the results of an empirical study that examined the opinions of a wide range of individuals in six Latin American countries and the USA. Data was taken from a wider study that gathered information on human beliefs and values in 85 countries. The present study had a sample...

This paper uses data collected from three surveys regarding attitudes on tax evasion to determine whether any trends can be identified. Comparisons are also made by gender, age, religious practice and marital status to determine whether attitudes toward tax evasion differ based on these categories

Tax evasion has persistently carried severe penalties, although its intended deterrence effect is highly doubtful. We can safely say that it is based on the widely shared assumption among government officials that tax evasion is among the more serious crimes. In other words, the rationale of the...