1.0Criminal Justice Alliancehttps://www.criminaljusticealliance.orgcriminaljusticealliancehttps://www.criminaljusticealliance.org/author/criminaljusticealliance/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VBURzDRwnB"><a href="https://www.criminaljusticealliance.org/cja-resources/response-to-the-justice-select-committees-inquiry-on-public-opinion-and-understanding-of-sentencing/">Response to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry on public opinion and understanding of sentencing</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.criminaljusticealliance.org/cja-resources/response-to-the-justice-select-committees-inquiry-on-public-opinion-and-understanding-of-sentencing/embed/#?secret=VBURzDRwnB" width="600" height="338" title="“Response to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry on public opinion and understanding of sentencing” — Criminal Justice Alliance" data-secret="VBURzDRwnB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> In this response to the Justice Select Committee’s inquiry on the public’s opinion and understanding of sentencing, the CJA worked with our members involved in this issue, as well as drawing on our 2021 report, Behind Closed Doors. That report outlines how the media can better report on criminal justice in a nuanced and constructive […]