Support for Harsh criminal sanctions and criminal justice beliefs: A social dominance perspective

Social Justice Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-449

  Sidanius, Jim ^a   Mitchell, Michael ^b   Haley, Hillary ^b   Navarrete, Carlos David ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Death penalty attitudes; Deterrence; Retribution; Social dominance orientation; Torture.

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846850063     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11211-006-0026-4     Document Type: Article

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