Race, age and jury decisions in a civil rape trial

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-55

  Foley, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; LEGAL ASPECT; RACE; RAPE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031056910     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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