Dangerousness and death: A Nexus in search of science and reason

American Psychologist

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 828-839

  Cunningham, Mark D ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital offenders; Capital sentencing; Continuing threat; Death penalty; Future dangerousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751214802     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.8.828     Document Type: Article

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