Perceptions of neighborhood safety and support for the reintroduction of capital punishment in Romania: Results from a Bucuresti survey

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 514-534

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

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINOLOGY; HUMAN; LAW; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; ROMANIA;

EID: 0032734754     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X99434009     Document Type: Article

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