Juror stress: Symptoms, syndromes, and solutions

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-218

  Miller, Laurence ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; Forensic psychology; Juror stress; Jury system; Legal stress; Stress management

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFFECT; CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 57549109214     PISSN: 15224821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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