In France, the feeling that sentences and convictions for drug use are too lenient increases quite significantly with age. In April 2021, 68 percent of people aged over 65 considered that these sentences and convictions were not severe enough, while this proportion dropped to 36 percent among adults under 25. Moreover, nearly one third of the latter were convinced that they were too severe, which is twice as many as the general French population.
Public opinion on the severity of sentences and convictions for drug consumption in France in 2021, by age group
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Elabe. (April 21, 2021). Public opinion on the severity of sentences and convictions for drug consumption in France in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334613/french-views-severity-sentences-convictions-drug-use-age/
Elabe. "Public opinion on the severity of sentences and convictions for drug consumption in France in 2021, by age group." Chart. April 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334613/french-views-severity-sentences-convictions-drug-use-age/
Elabe. (2021). Public opinion on the severity of sentences and convictions for drug consumption in France in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334613/french-views-severity-sentences-convictions-drug-use-age/
Elabe. "Public Opinion on The Severity of Sentences and Convictions for Drug Consumption in France in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334613/french-views-severity-sentences-convictions-drug-use-age/
Elabe, Public opinion on the severity of sentences and convictions for drug consumption in France in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334613/french-views-severity-sentences-convictions-drug-use-age/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Public opinion on the severity of sentences and convictions for drug consumption in France in 2021, by age group [Graph], Elabe, April 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334613/french-views-severity-sentences-convictions-drug-use-age/
