Effects of sex of judge and sex of victim on recommended punishment of a male murderer in a mock scenario

Psychological Reports

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 533-536

  McKelvie, Stuart J ^a  

^a BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PUNISHMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; PUNISHMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036779648     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.91.2.533     Document Type: Article

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