The impact of race on perceptions of criminal injustice

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 447-462

  Henderson, Martha L ^a   Cullen, Francis T ^a   Cao, Liqun ^b   Lee Browning, Sandra ^a   Kopache, Renee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031280754     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(97)00032-9     Document Type: Article

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