Public attitudes about the culpability and punishment of young offenders

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 815-832

  Scott, Elizabeth S ^a   Reppucci, N Dickon ^b   Antonishak, Jill ^c   DeGennaro, Jennifer T ^c  

^a Columbia Law School ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MATURITY; OFFENDER; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; RACE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; PUNISHMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; THEFT;

EID: 33846593487     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.727     Document Type: Article

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