University students' attitudes and perceptions of the death penalty

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 65-89

  Firment, Kimberly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEATH; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC OPINION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030978837     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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