Capital punishment preferences for special offender populations

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 553-565

  Boots, Denise Paquette ^a   Cochran, John K ^a   Heide, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0242679646     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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