Is vigilantism on your mind? An exploratory study of nuance and contradiction in student death penalty opinion

Criminal Justice Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 255-268

  Schadt, Angela M ^a   DeLisi, Matt ^a  

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Author keywords

Capital punishment; Death penalty opinion; Retribution; Student attitudes; Vigilantism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748844569     PISSN: 1478601X     EISSN: 14786028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786010701617656     Document Type: Article

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