Confidence in the death penalty and support for its use: Exploring the value-expressive dimension of death penalty attitudes

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 521-546

  Vollum, Scott ^a,b   Longmire, Dennis R ^a   Buffington Vollum, Jacqueline ^a,c  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 28344439073     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820400095891     Document Type: Review

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