Citizens' perceptions of the courts: The impact of race, gender, and recent experience

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 457-467

  Sun, Ivan Y ^a   Wu, Yuning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen perception of courts; Court experience; Gender differences; Public opinion; Racial differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750795384     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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