Judging bias: Juror confidence and judicial rulings on challenges for cause

Law and Society Review

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 513-549

  Rose, Mary R ^a   Diamond, Shari Seidman ^b,c  

^a 1 University Station A1700 ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 51149090365     PISSN: 00239216     EISSN: 15405893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5893.2008.00350.x     Document Type: Article

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