Elements of support for capital punishment: An examination of changing attitudes

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 17-36

  Vito, Gennaro F ^a   Keil, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0013377375     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.1998.9721598     Document Type: Article

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