Individual differences in attitudes relevant to juror decision making: Development and validation of the Pretrial Juror Attitude Questionnaire (PJAQ)

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2010-2038

  Lecci, Len ^a   Myers, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 48049117332     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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