Selective punitiveness among social work students: A longitudinal study

  • This article presents the primary results of a longitudinal study on attitudes toward punishment, among social work students in Germany. This is particularly relevant because social workers, especially in the field of criminal justice, are part of the state control bodies required to set boundaries and decide for or against certain sanctions. The results show that punitive attitudes are not uncommon among first-year social work students but decrease during the course of their study, especially in students majoring in the field of criminal justice. Simultaneously, “selective punitiveness” was evident.

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Author:Christian GhanemORCiD, Michael HanslmaierORCiD, Tilman LutzORCiD, Christine GraebschORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/02645505251364173
ISSN:1741-3079
Parent Title (English):Probation Journal
Publisher:SAGE Publications
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2025/08/11
Reviewed:Begutachtet/Reviewed
Release Date:2025/08/21
Tag:Germany; Punitiveness; perceptions about crime and punishment; social work students
Pagenumber:23
institutes:Fakultät Sozialwissenschaften
Research Themes:Soziale & ökonomische Transformation
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International
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