How a "reasonable doubt" instruction affects decisions of guilt

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-98

  Wright, Daniel B ^a   Hall, Melanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249855898     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973530701331254     Document Type: Article

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