Victim impact testimony and juror judgments: The effects of harm information and witness demeanor

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2393-2412

  Myers, Bryan ^a,c   Lynn, Steven Jay ^a   Arbuthnot, Jack ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0036881734     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01869.x     Document Type: Article

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