Execution exemption should be based on actual vulnerability, not disability label

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-26

  Greenspan, Stephen ^a,c   Switzky, Harvey N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0038172288     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327019EB1301_04     Document Type: Article

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