White female victims and death penalty disparity research

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 877-902

  Holcomb, Jefferson E ^a   Williams, Marian R ^a   Demuth, Stephen ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28344450331     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820400096021     Document Type: Article

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