Time-series (%) | Court should always be strict | Court should consider circumstances | DK/RA |
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2014 | 26 | 66 | 8 |
2011 | 28 | 65 | 7 |
Question text: Please tell me which of the following statements you agree with? Statement 1: Court should always strictly punish the offenders according to the law, in order to protect the society, Statement 2: Court should sometimes take into consideration the circumstances of the committed crime and evade very strict rulings, in order to give the offenders a chance to rehabilitate.
Note: The question was recoded. Original options are as follows: 1. Court should always be strict - Strongly agree, 2. Court should always be strict - Agree, 3.Court should consider circumstances - Strongly agree, 4. Court should consider circumstances - Agree, 5. Agreement with neither. Options 1 and 2 were grouped to Yes 3 and 4 to No, 5 - DK/RA
Attitudes towards the Judicial System in Georgia, 2011-2014
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