Making the punishment fit the crime and the criminal: Attributions of dangerousness as a mediator of liability

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1137-1159

  Sanderson, Catherine A ^a   Zanna, Adam S ^b   Darley, John M ^b  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034195092     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02514.x     Document Type: Article

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