Geographic location, death sentences and executions in post-Furman Virginia

Punishment and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 423-442

  Poveda, Tony G ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Death penalty; Death sentences; Executions; Geographic disparities

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748324806     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474506067566     Document Type: Article

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