Capital jury deliberation: Effects on death sentencing, comprehension, and discrimination

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 481-496

  Lynch, Mona ^a   Haney, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PUNISHMENT; RACISM;

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71449114415     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-008-9168-2     Document Type: Article

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