Sex and experience: Modeling the public's perceptions of justice, satisfaction, and attitude toward the courts

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 116-130

  Higgins, George E ^a   Wolfe, Scott E ^a   Walters, Nelseta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Courts; Polls; Procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 65049083030     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-008-9058-7     Document Type: Article

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