Effects of native American race, intoxication, and crime severity on judgments of guilt

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1981-1992

  Struckman Johnson, Cindy ^a,b   Miller, Michael G ^c   Struckman Johnson, David ^b  

^a University of South Dakota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c Public Defender's Office   (United States)

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EID: 48049119043     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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