The effects of racially stereotypical crimes on juror decision-making and information-processing strategies

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Jones, Christopher S ^a   Kaplan, Martin F ^b  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bell Tower Building   (United States)

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EID: 0037289026     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2501_1     Document Type: Article

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