Effects of Victim and Defendant Race on Jurors' Decisions in Child Sexual Abuse Cases

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-33

  Bottoms, Bette L ^a   Davis, Suzanne L ^b   Epstein, Michelle A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Bowne Decision Quest Inc   (United States)

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EID: 1642409846     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02535.x     Document Type: Review

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