Public perceptions of homicide and criminal justice

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 453-472

  Mitchell, Barry ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032367749     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014257     Document Type: Article

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