Public support for getting tough on corporate crime: Racial and political divides

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-190

  Unnever, James D ^a   Benson, Michael L ^b   Cullen, Francis T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate crime; Public opinion; Race and political orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849088497     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427807313707     Document Type: Article

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