According to a survey conducted in 2019, 70 percent of people in Great Britain thought that court sentences for convicted criminals were not harsh enough. Among people who voted to leave the European Union, the share of people that think criminal sentences are too lenient rises to 88 percent, while 18-24 year old's were the least likely to think sentences weren't harsh enough, at 46 percent.
Share of people in Great Britain who think that court sentences are not harsh enough in 2019, by politics and age group
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YouGov. (October 1, 2019). Share of people in Great Britain who think that court sentences are not harsh enough in 2019, by politics and age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100694/opinion-on-prison-sentences-in-britain/
YouGov. "Share of people in Great Britain who think that court sentences are not harsh enough in 2019, by politics and age group." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100694/opinion-on-prison-sentences-in-britain/
YouGov. (2019). Share of people in Great Britain who think that court sentences are not harsh enough in 2019, by politics and age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100694/opinion-on-prison-sentences-in-britain/
YouGov. "Share of People in Great Britain Who Think That Court Sentences Are Not Harsh Enough in 2019, by Politics and Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100694/opinion-on-prison-sentences-in-britain/
YouGov, Share of people in Great Britain who think that court sentences are not harsh enough in 2019, by politics and age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100694/opinion-on-prison-sentences-in-britain/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Share of people in Great Britain who think that court sentences are not harsh enough in 2019, by politics and age group [Graph], YouGov, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100694/opinion-on-prison-sentences-in-britain/