Religious characteristics and the death penalty

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-123

  Miller, Monica K ^a   Hayward, R David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Death penalty; Jurors; Jury decision making; Religion; Trial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; GENDER; HOMICIDE; PERCEPTION; POSITION EFFECT; PUNISHMENT; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39749108448     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-007-9090-z     Document Type: Article

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