Elite versus citizen attitudes on capital punishment: Incongruity between the public and policymakers

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-258

  Whitehead, John T ^a   Blankenship, Michael B ^a   Wright, John Paul ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033130324     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(98)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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