A matter of guilt or innocence: How news reports affect support for the death penalty in the United States

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 439-452

  Fan, David P ^c   Keltner, Kathy A ^a   Wyatt, Robert O ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0036453401     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/14.4.439     Document Type: Article

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