Explaining the great racial divide: Perceptions of fairness in the U.S. criminal justice system

Journal of Politics

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 762-783

  Hurwitz, Jon ^a   Peffley, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 27844473248     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2005.00338.x     Document Type: Review

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