A view from the inside: The role of redemption, deterrence, and masculinity on inmate support for the death penalty

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-312

  Steele, Tracey ^a   Wilcox, Norma ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital punishment; Death penalty; Deterrence; Gender; Inmates; Masculinity; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037276462     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128702251064     Document Type: Article

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