The age of death: Appraising public opinion of juvenile capital punishment

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-183

  Vogel, Brenda L ^a   Vogel, Ronald E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037370745     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(02)00223-4     Document Type: Article

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